Rama Katha Rasa Vahini - Post 6

Chapter 1 continued......

"The kings too in those days were immersed in thoughts

divine! They approached the hermits and sages in their retreats in order to discover from them the means of making their subjects happy and content; often they invited them to their palaces and consulted them about ways and means of good government.

Those were days when there were sages with no attachment to self, and scholars with no craving for power; such were the men who tendered advice to the kings. As a consequence, there was no lack of food and clothing, of housing or good health, for the people of the realm.

All days were festival days; all doors were decorated with green festoons. The ruler felt that his most sacred duty was the fostering of his people's welfare. The subjects too felt that the ruler was the heart of the body politic. They had full faith that he was as precious as their own hearts; they valued him as such; they revered him and paid him the homage of gratitude".

Sukha explained the role of the sages in the royal courts in this clear downright manner before the large gathering that was sitting around him.

Have you noticed this? Whatever is done by the great, whichever company they choose, they will ever be on the path of righteousness, on the path of the Divine; their acts will promote the welfare of the entire world!

So, when the Ramayana or other narratives of the Divine are recited or read, attention must be fixed on the majesty and mystery of God, on the Truth and Straightforwardness that are inherent in them, and on the practice of those qualities in daily life. No importance should be attached to extraneous matters; the means and manner of the execution of one's duty is the paramount lesson to be learnt.

Continued.........

Dear All,

The scene and the environment depicted by Bhagwan above seems to be too good to be believed.

This is what exactly Mahatma Gandhi referred to as Rama Rajya.

Wherever the ruler, the king or those who are responsible to manage a kingdom / country follow the path of righteousness, respect and seek advice of sages / scholarly persons who have no selfish interest at all, that country / that kingdom is bound to prosper and exist exactly as depicted in this post!!

Swami beautifully writes on the existence of such sages in today's post as under:-

"Whatever is done by the great, whichever company they choose, they will ever be on the path of righteousness, on the path of the Divine; their acts will promote the welfare of the entire world!"

Love.