Ram Mandir: The Untold Truth about Ram's Exile | Dhruv Rathee

 

Ram Mandir: The Untold Truth about Ram's Exile | Dhruv Rathee

Hello, friends!Recently on 22nd January,Ram Mandir was inaugurated in AyodhyaIn the Praan Prathistha event.Praan means life,Pratistha means establishment.This is the ceremony wherean idol is installed inside the temple.For the last few weeks, this ceremonyhas been discussed exhaustively in the newspapers and media.This aroused many controversies too."The devotees all over the country are waitingfor the time when Ram Lala's life will be established in the temple.""My flying chariot has brought me to the Lakshman Fort now.""Pakistan is chanting Jai Shree Ram too!""He is only drinking coconut water for 11 days.""He worked tirelessly for 18 hoursonly then did Modi find Ram."Some political parties and 4 main Shankaracharyasdid not attend this event.Let's understand these events in this videobut at the same time,I would like to use this opportunityto discuss the qualities of Shri Ram in this video.Because it is very easy to talk about Rambut to learn from the values and principles of Shri Ramand to apply them to yourself is very difficult.I have already made two videos on Ramayana.In the first one, I talked abouthow some people try to justify Ravana.And in the second one, I talked aboutthe allegations made against Ram by some people.How he killed Shambhuk, a person from the lower caste.How he abandoned his wife Sita.I presented a lot of evidenceto show that the Uttar Kaandis a later addition to the Ramayana.Along with that, I also talked about the history of Ramayana.Is Ramayan based on a true storyor is it just a literary work?Both the videos are linked in the description below.For those who haven't watched them already.In this context, in this videoI would like to tell you about the qualities of Shri Ram.And how it can change your life.And it doesn't matter whether you area Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Buddhist, Jain,Parsi or even an Atheist.And as always, I will quote the sources from Valmiki's original Ramayana.But before that,let's talk about this event.Who went to this inauguration ceremony,who didn't, and why didn't they go?The senior leaders of the BJP, LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi,have been the biggest leaders of the Ram Mandir Agitation Movement since the 1990s."The place where Lord Ram was born,no power can stop the construction of the temple there.And the temple will be built there!"But he did not attend this grand inauguration.The general secretary of the Ram Temple Trust told the reporters thatconsidering his age,he was told not to come to this inauguration.But on the other hand, Bollywood celebritieslike Katrina Kaif, Rohit Shetty, Ranbir Kapoor, and Alia Bhattwere given special invitations.Among the political parties,many individuals got the invitationbut they rejected it for various reasons.Like CPI(M)'s general secretary, Sitaram Yechury said thatreligion is a personal matter."I said, "Religion is the individual choice of every individual.We respect and we safeguard (it).""He said that the Indian constitution and the Supreme Court has clearly stated thatthe government cannot be affiliated with any particular religion.So, on the basis of secularism,he rejected this invitation.Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray,who got the invitation just two days before the event,through speed post,rejected it and his party member Sanjay Raut said thatthough BJP worships Ram,they rule like Ravan.He said that he keeps going to Ayodhyaand will go in future too.But on this day of 22nd January,he went to Kalaram Temple in Nashik.The temple where it is believed thatLord Rama, Lakshman, and Sita stayed at during their exile.Many leaders of the Congress Party were invitedbut they rejected the invitation saying thatthe temple being inaugurated even though it is only partially completed.Their main reason behind rejecting the invitation was thatBJP was politicising the event.They were using Ram's name for elections and politics.Some people have praised this stancesaying that it was a good decision by Congress,but on the other hand, some people have said thatit was a political blunder.But the point of inaugurating this incomplete templewas also raised by the Shankaracharyas.It is that about 1,200 years agoAdi Shankaracharya had established four principal mathas in four directions.These were in present-day Uttarakhand,Gujarat, Karnataka and Odisha.Each Matha has a chief priest,who is known as a Shankaracharya.Since there are four Mathas, there are four Shankaracharyas.None of these four attended this event.The Shankaracharya in Puri, Nischalananda Saraswati said thatthis ceremony was not according to Hindu scriptures."There should be a proper ceremony.If we revere Ramji,then Ramji was a respectable person, right?Ramji's establishment into the idol should be in accordance with the Shastras."Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, from the Uttarakhand Matha,explained this thing."The temple is considered as the body of God.The peak of the temple is said to be the eyes of God.The pot, his headand the flag on the templeis considered the hair of God.So according to him, a bodywhich has no eyes or head,it is not right to bring life into it.He says that it goes against the scriptures.Since he could not see the violations of the scriptures,he did not attend the ceremony.But because of this one decision,the IT cell on social mediatried to defame him relentlessly.Fake news was spread targetting himand some accounts even called him an anti-Hindu.Look at these photos.Some accounts shared these photos on social mediasaying that this Shankaracharyahad gone to Ajmer Sharif.He went to visit religious places of Muslims,and so they called him an anti-Hindu.First of all, as I have told you in previous videos,Adi Shankaracharya's core philosophywas of non-duality.One thing that is repeatedly said in this is thatAham Brahmasmi.That is, God is present in everything and everywhere.And if God is present in everything,there is no distinction between Hindus, Muslims, Brahmins, and Shudras,everyone is a reflection of the same Brahma.So, according to Adi Shankaracharya's philosophy,it doesn't matter ifa Shankaracharya goes to a mosque, a Gurudwara or a Church,God resides everywhere.But the second point here is thatthis news was false.A person with Shankaracharya, Arvind Guru, who had gone there,said that this was not a Muslim place of worship,this was a Hindu Ashram.This was Ramdev Pir's court,who is considered an avatar of Krishna."This photo is from a court,of Ramdev Pirwho is considered as a Krishna avatar."During an interview with Karan Thapar,Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati was asked the same question.He said that he never went to Ajmer,so how could the photo be from Ajmer Sharif?"Till now, there hasn't been an opportunitywhen I could go to Ajmer city.If I haven't gone to Ajmer city,then how could I have gone to Ajmer Sharif?"And he also said thateven if he went to a Dargah for some reason,it wouldn't mean that he became a Muslim.The IT cell and the biased mediahave declared PM Modi a more devoted Hindu than these Shankaracharyas.Some even call him Vishnu's avatar.But they forget that PM Modi has also gone to a Dargah.Has he become a Muslim?Another fake news was spread to defame these Shankaracharyasthat they had taken ₹500,000to reject the invitation to this inauguration.This news was baseless and without evidence."You are a journalist, that doesn't meanyou will publish anything."satisfied with ₹500,000 rupees"You publish such things about a Shankaracharya.And when the Shankaracharya asks you for your sources,you can't give a clarification.How do you know about ₹500,000?Who paid this? Where and when?Tell us."Seeing this, Shankaracharya was shocked.After all, why would any entity spread such defamatory news without any evidenceto defame Shankaracharya?One thing is clear from this,in today's world,if you are against any decision by BJP or PM Modiand you speak your opinion in front of the public,then you will not be spared from being defamed and insulted.Who is Hindu and who is anti-Hindu?To certify this,there's a standing army of incels.And the interesting thing is thatthey don't actually care about Ram.They just want to play politics using Ram's name."Say, 'Jai Shree Ram!'"If you ask them anything about Ram's principles,they will have no idea about it.Linguists and historiansoften use the suffix "Great" with the names of great kings.If they conquered big territories.Like, King Alexander is called Alexander the Great.And we accept it without thinking.But the reality is thatAlexander was a bloodthirsty,short-tempered, alcoholic, ego-maniac, ruthless kingwho killed hundreds of thousands of people.Many times he wiped out entire tribes at once.But in contrast to this is the story of Lord Ram in Ramayana.When Ram was about to become the king,everyone was happy in Ayodhya.But Rama's stepmother, Kaikeyi demanded thatinstead of Ram, her son Bharat should be the king.And Ram would be exiled to the jungle for 14 years.What was Shri Ram's reaction to this?Ayodhya Kand, Chapter 18, Shloka 41.itīva tasyāṃ paruṣam vadantyām | nacaiva rāmaḥ praviveśa śokam |That is, though Kaikeyi's words were very harshRam was not upset to hear this.Next we have the first shloka of chapter 19.śrutvā na vivyathe rāmaIt means that hearing this, Ram did not get angry.He was unruffled.After this, he consoled his father Dashrathaand assured Kaikeyi that he would go into exile.Think about it, friends,had this happened to you,how would you feel?You are going to be crowned the king.But suddenly, not only is your crown taken away from you,but you are told to go to the jungle for 14 years of exile.Many of us will be infuriated after hearing this,but Ram did not even get upset here.Compare this to Ashok,who k!lled his brothers to get power.Aurangzeb did the same thing,k!lled his brother Dara Shikoh to become the emperor.People in Ayodhya were already supporting Ram.If Ram wanted, he could have said,that he was being treated unjustly.That even though it wasn't his fault,he was being sent to the jungle.Had he wanted, he could have become the kingby putting Kaikeyi and Bharat in jail.But he did not do that.It is worth noting thatthe people of Ayodhya were truly supporting Ram.In chapter 17, it is written thatthey wanted to see Ram become the kingand wanted nothing more.But what was the reason for this?It is written in Shloka 15about how virtuous Rama was.He had compassion for everyone.But Rama calmly and peacefully decidedto go live in jungles.Chapter 19 Shloka 20 tells you about what Rama said to Kaikeyi."O queen, I am not concerned with wealth.I want to be like a sage.abiding in righteousness alone.I want to receive the world hospitable."For Rama, being on the throne did not mean thatthe world would be at his feet.To him, power meant thathe could serve the people.But today, people's behaviour is just the opposite.People shamelessly say thatthey are addicted to power.They have no problem with falling to any extent to get power.People use phrases like'everything is permissible in love and war.''Salute the rising sun.''The one with the stick owns the buffalo.''I will support the one who has a chance to win.''The one who wins is the king, the one who loses is a monkey.'In all these sayings,power and authority are being given a lot of importance.But I want you to change your perspective.Think for yourself, who will be the winner here?A person who leaves behind all his morality, values, and principlesjust to get power?Or a person who lets go of powerwithout compromising on his morals, values, and principles?And while doing this, he had no ill feelings towards Kaikeyi.Chapter 19, Shlok 24, he had only one complaint to Kaikeyi,he asked her if she wanted to make Bharat the king,why did she tell this to King Dasharatha?Why didn't she tell Rama directly?He accused her of not trusting him.So we get a straightforward lesson hereof humility, compassion, and forgiveness.If you lost something while protecting your morality,then did you even lose anything?But if you gave up your morality to get something,did you actually win?Friends, if you liked this video,you will definitely like my previous video on Valmiki's Ramayana.You can click here to watch it.Thank you very much!