Friday, June 25, 2010

The Beauty Of Shri Ram

Ram's dark complexion looked like a blue lotus or a nimbus cloud, surpassing the beauty of millions of Kamdevs/cupids.Nails, shone on his red lotus like feet, as if pearls were glistening on the petals of a red lotus. The soles of the feet had marks of a flag, while the tinkling of the anklets sent the sages into rapturous glee.

His belly, had three perfect folds, encircled by a beautiful girdle with tiny bells. The depth of the navel could only be fathomed by those, who saw it. Long arms had beautiful ornaments on them, on his breast hung a rare tiger's claw . The exquisite necklace studded with precious gems and a diamond locket with a Brahmin's footprint, rattled one's mind.

(The story about the footprint goes like this. Once, their was a discussion amongst the sages, as to who was the greatest of the trinity; Brhma, Vishnu or Mahesh. So Brahma's son Brihgu was assigned to visit the three divinities and figure out . As he, very arrogantly went, first to his father, Brahma, he enraged him for not bowing to him and giving him respect. Some how he got out of their unscathed. Then Brighu made his way to Kailash to see Shiva who greeted him with open arms. Brighu riled him up instead, by saying how he had defied social convention, and disrespected the Vedas. Shiva almost came to blows with Brighu, somehow he contained himself by the intervention of Parvati. Finally, Brighu went to Baikunth, where Vishnu was resting in his chambers. Without any announcement Brighu rushed in, and somehow stomped his foot on Vishnu's chest. Vishnu got up , rushing to Brighu, to find out if he was alright. Since then, Vishnu has Brighu's footprint on his chest. It stands as a mark of honour and as a monument of His forbearance. )

The neck of the baby is curvaceous with three prominent lines, while the chins beauty is out of this world. The face looks so resplendent as if millions of cupids have combined their beauty there. With red lips and two baby teeth dangling in his mouth, He is truly beauty personified!!

The ears are sharp and cheeks are full, as he lisps and takes every one's breath away. The curly ringlets in his hair, are still not cut, so that the mother has styled them. In a yellow frock, He crawls on His hands and feet and looks so cute.Even the Vedas and Puranas have not been able to fully describe His beauty; only those maybe, can talk, who have dreamt about it.

One who is an ocean of happiness, and above and beyond any measure, knowledge, speech and sensuous perception, that same Lord because of His boundless love is playing in the courtyard of Dushruth and Kaushilya.

It is said, that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, only this time, we get to behold beauty as it were! I consider myself fortunate, to be able to talk about the beauty of Him who is beauty personified! So, behold beauty, be beauty and spread beauty all around you, and then we will be in Ram Rajya!JAI H
O!

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