Valmiki uses the
word ‘Daivatani’. Could these mean the deities of various divinities? Was there
idol worship in those times? Did they make the deities as we do with human
forms etc., or were they just symbolic stones as we had mentioned earlier in
connection with the ashram of the Sage Agastya? We have a clue for this as we
saw that Rama worshipped a Lingam made by Sita in Rameshwaram. Lingam is
symbolic of Lord Shiva
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We learn from
Bhagavadapurana of Vyasa that at the end of Krishna Avatara Lord Krishna warns
the people that Dwaraka was going to be submerged under the sea. Arjuna was
asked to take the people to Hastinapura and settle them there. Lord Krishna
also orders Uddhava to take the idol of Lord Vishnu that he was worshipping to
a safe place. It is said that this idol of Lord Vishnu was brought to a place
in Kerala and installed. This place is now called Guruvayur and He is
worshipped there by millions of people. So based on this, we could say that the idol
form of God was made and worshipped in that period of time. At the same time in
Ramayana, we also read about Rama actually seeing Lord Shiva, Lord Brahma, and
Indra and so on whereas in Krishna Avatara such visions are reserved only for
special occasions. For instance, Arjuna got the Pashupatastra from Lord Shiva
when he actually fought with him who was in the form of a hunter. Another
occasion was when Lord Krishna shows his Vishwa Rupa, the cosmic form of Lord
Vishnu to Arjuna in the battlefield.
Bharata
continued, “Let the well-learned Brahmins, singers, musicians who are masters
in playing musical instruments, Ministers, all the beautiful ladies, the army and
the merchants go and welcome Rama. Let all the houses be well decorated with
flowers and flags”. He asked Shatrughna to look after all these arrangements.
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Shatrughna
accordingly called thousands of people who were honorary workers serving
without even accepting any remuneration as they wanted to offer their services.
It is
interesting to note that people worked for the king without accepting any
payments. Interestingly this practice is still seen. For instance, in Japan, there are some people who traditionally go and do the cleaning of the Emperor’s
palace in Tokyo. Even today one can see them all dressed in sober clothes
heading towards the palace in the morning to offer their services.
Shatrughna
told them “Repair the way from Nandigrama to Ayodhya and let it be leveled of
any ups and downs. Sprinkle cool water on the streets and let flowers and
popped rice be scattered all over. Decorate all the streets with flags and make
Kolams (Rangolis) with five colored perfumed powders.
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Senior
ministers Dhrishti, Jayanata, Vijaya, Siddhartha, Ashoka, Mantrabala, and
Sumantra all started along with thousands of well-decorated elephants. There
were other important people who also joined. The army and the cavaliers also
went along with their various weapons. The weapons were Shakti, Rishthi, and
Prasam. Note that these are different from those used by Ravana’s army.
Dasharatha’s
queens also went and were carried in their palanquins. The whole place
resounded with the movement of all these. The whole of Ayodhya emptied into
Nandigrama. Bharata dressed as a hermit in deer skin who had become so lean
because of practicing rituals, such as fasting and so on, came out accompanied
by Brahmin pundits, merchants, workers, and musicians. The Ministers also were
with him and he was carrying the ‘Padukas’ of Rama on his head. They all went
in the direction from where Rama was expected. Bharata not seeing the trace of
Rama and the Vanaras arriving asked Hanuman if he did not make a joke which
was after all types of monkeys, and told him about Rama’s arrival. Hanuman
told Bharata to be patient. He said that they should be very near and that he
could hear the Vanaras shouting happily after eating fruits from the trees. He
also said that it was by the boon granted to Rama by Bharadwaja that all the
trees bore fruits even though it was not the proper season. Hanuman said “I
think that they are crossing the Valukini River. Look at the dust raised by the
Vanaras. The Pushpaka Vimana which was created by Lord Brahma for Kubera and
now carrying Rama and his entourage is also seen at a distance”. As Hanuman was
talking the fast Vimana reached Nandigrama and then the young and the old all
shouted happily “Rama is here”. All the people looked up and worshipped Rama
who was seated in the Pushpaka Vimana. Bharata who was constantly thinking of
Rama folded his hands and offered his respects to Rama who shone like Lord
Indra. The Vimana touched the ground and Bharata saluted Rama lowering his
head. Rama who was seeing Bharata after a long time took him on his laps and hugged
him with great affection. Then Bharata saw Lakshmana and Sita and saluted them
announcing his name as Bharata.
This would
correspond to saying ‘Abhivadana’ where one announces his gotra, the ancestral
(generally three) rishis and one’s name. In the Brahmin custom one is supposed
to prostrate before elders and then touching the ears with hands mention the
above details. The sentence starts with ‘abhivadaye’ meaning I am saluting.
Bharata
saluted also Sugreeva, Jambavan, Angada and others and hugged them. He also
hugged Susena, Nala, Gavaksha and others. The Vanaras had taken the form of
humans to meet Bharata. Bharata then embraced Sugreeva and told him that he was
the fifth brother in their family of four brothers and that friendship shone by
rendering help. Then he told Vibheeshana that he had done something great and
his help was of great importance in accomplishing the deed. Shatrughna then
saluted Rama who was with Lakshmana and also Sita. Rama approached his mother
Kausalya who had been submerged in an ocean of sorrow and made her happy by
prostrating before her and holding her feet. Rama did so with other mothers too
and then went to family Guru. The citizens of Ayodhya, all bade welcome Rama
and praised him. Bharata then brought the padukas of Rama to him and made him
wear them. Bharata declared, “Only now my life has become worthy of living.
These padukas were preserved by me for you Rama. I am seeing you as the emperor
with eyes that are pleased. I have multiplied the wealth of the kingdom by ten
times”. Seeing this, the Vanaras and Vibheeshana shed tears of happiness. Rama
took Bharata on his lap got into the Vimana and reached Bharata’s ashram. They
all then got down and stood on the ground. Then Rama looked at the Pushpaka
Vimana and asked it goes back to Kubera to whom it belonged and it went away
towards the north to Kubera’s kingdom. Then Rama fell at the feet of his Guru
Vashishtha and sat beside him.
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