Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha,
Namaskaram Rama Prabhu Dasan ‘Rpd’ Swami & All Swami’s,
With Acharya ThiruvAdi Bhalam and Velukkudi Swami’s Aasirvadham, adiyen will continue to share the true meaning of 2-52-102 Valmiki Ramayanam Ayodhya Kanda 2 Sargam 52 slokam 102 meaning.
तौ तत्र हत्वा चतुरो महामृगान्
वराहमृश्यं पृषतं महारुरुम्।
आदाय मेध्यं त्वरितं बुभुक्षितौ
वासाय काले ययतुर्वनस्पतिम्।।2.52.102।।
tau tatra hatvā caturaḥ mahā mṛgān |
varāham ṛśyam pṛṣatam mahā rurum |
ādāya medhyam tvaritam bubhukṣitau|
vāsāya kāle yayatur vanaḥ patim || 2-52-102
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Devareer’s above thread initial posting for 2-52-102 translation shows as follows:
Having hunted there four deer, namely Varaaha, Rishya, Prisata; and Mahaaruru (the four principal species of deer) and taking quickly the portions that were pure, being hungry as they were, Rama and Lakshmana reached a tree to take rest in the evening.
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Actually the verse doesn’t talk about four types of deer’s. These are four different Animals.
मृग: means Animal or Deer
मृगान् is animals or deer’s
In this context मृगान् is Animals and not deer’s:
वराह : Wild Boar
ऋश्यम् : White footed antelope
पृषतं : White spots antelope
महारुरु : Black stripes antelope
Since the last three are antelopes, its appearance is actually like deer, so there is confusion that all four were deer’s.
So चतुरो means four & महामृगान् means big animals.
चतुरो महामृगान् means four big/gigantic Animals and not actually four deer’s, of which one was a wild boar and other three were different antelopes.
So, now the Confusion that will arise in the readers mind is, How does it matter, if it is four deer’s or four animals, still the message of the slokam SEEMS that all the four either deer or animals were killed for food. So, is it True or not?.
Hence the answer is NO, SriRama DIDNOT physically kill any animal to partake as food. Details as follows.
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Valmiki Ramayanam has many “Swapadesha Arthams (Special In-Depth Meaning)” which is NOT visible when we read by ourselves or read the General available Translations, unless we get the sandwich meanings hidden between the lines from our “Oran Vazhi GuruParamparai PoorvAcharyas Vyakyanams“ blessed to us through Velukkudi Swami’s Upanyasams/Kalakshepams.
Before getting into the Swapdesha Artham of 2-52-102, we need to get a Grip of the Swapadesha Artham of the Whole Valmiki Ramayanam Essence as below, so that we are prepared and confident in understanding the Swapadesha Artham of verse 2-52-102.
Like,
- SriRama is Supreme BhagavAn ParamAthma, but he took Manushya Avatram to shows us how to lead a Pious life in Samsaram, and do Sharanagathy and reach Moksham.
- Sita Piratti is “ParaMAthikai” who is AntarAthma or Better Half of ParamAthma. SHE also took Manushya Avataram along with SriRama to show how a Women should lead their life as a ”PathiVratha Sthree”, and also to show us three things
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- a) Krupai/Irakkam/Mercy to all people “JeevaAthamas”.
- b) Parathanthriyam (to be sub-servient to ONLY to PramAthma all the time).
- c) AnanyargAtvam (No one else to be thought or served except BhagavAn Sriman NarayanA like a PathiVratha Sthree to Her Husband).
- Ravan’s regime represents No BhagavAt Bhakti (Abhaktha Sthal) with exception like Vibhishana Azhvan.
- Sita Piratti is represented as a BhaddAthma (Just for Avataram purpose ONLY, though SHE is ParamAthikai) in Ashoka Vanam (in Lanka) for 10 months representing a Child’s struggle inside a Mother’s Garbham,
- Manasu (Mind) is Ravanan,
- Ravan’s 10 Heads represents 5 Gyanadriyams & 5 Karmedriyams.
- Saptha Sparisha Roopa Rasa Gandham (Sound Touch Vision Taste Smell) are 5 Gyanedriyams, through which one can understand things.
- Kai, Kaal, Naakku, Jala and Mala dwarams (Hands, Legs, Tongue, Urine and Stool excretion holes) are 5 Karmedriyams, through which we do our actions.
- So, Ravan causing trouble to Sita Piratti for 10 months, represents our Mind (Ravan) with all these 10 Pulangal (5 Gyanedriyams & 5 Karmedriyams , 10 heads)) causing trouble to us in this Samsaram hindering BhagavAt Bhakthi.
- Ocean between Ravan’s lace and SriRama’s place represents the “Samsaram of misery”.
- SriRama Dhoodthan Sri Anjaneeya Swami represents the “Acharyan” who crosses this Ocean by doing Rama Naama Japam, comes to Lanka to bring BhagavAn SriRama’s message to BhaddAthma (Sita Piratti) stuck in Abhaktha Sthal that SriRama is on HIS way to recuse. ॐ (OM) breakdown is அ உ ம, where ‘அ’ means ParamAthma, ‘ம’ means BhadAthma, and ‘உ’ means Achrayan who bridges ParamAthma and BhaddAthma. So, we do Sharanagathy on BhagavAN’s Lotus feet with Acharya grace , so we get rescued by BhagavAn SriRamam from this Samsaram.
- On the Side note, Vibhishna Azhvan’s Sharanagathy is very popular, where Sita Piratti reveals HERSELF as MahaLakshmi Thayar (not as BhadhAthma) who does Purushakarathvam (Recommends to Perumal), after Acharyan Anjaneeya Swami credits Vibhishana Azhavan’s pious nature (though with Ravana) during Vibhishana’s surrender to SriRama,
- The Asura lady Soorpanaka represents the Avidhya (Ignorance) that is covering us in this Samsaram.
- Soorpanakas (Avidhya) two sons’ Subhahu (Sanchita karma) & Maarichan (Prarabtha karma) represents two types of Karmas.
- Sanchita Karma (Unlimited Never ending Bags of Karmas) that we have accumulated over many years of birth by doing Papa/Punya activities. So after Surrender (Sharanagathy), SriRama BhagavAn destroys our “Poorva Aham” (Sanchita karmas before Sharanagathy) COMPLETELY to ZERO, which shows killing SriRAma Killing Subahu
- The “Uttra Aham” (PrarAbtha karma after Sharanagathy) represents Maarichan who is not killed by SriRama during same time as destroying the Sanchita karmas (killing of Subhahu), which shows our life after Sharanagathy with Prarabtha karmas remaining. SriRama destroying Maarichan at a later time, shows our remaining prarabtha karmas that is holding us in this samsaram is destroyed by BhagavAn which releases us to Moksham (No rebirth).
- So on…. And finally BhagavAn SriRama Saves Sita Piratti.
So the question that will arise in everyones mind is, Which slokams in Valmiki Ramayanam informs these details?. Answer is, We will Never find one slokam that describes these details One-to-One unless we actually listen to the “Oran Vazhi GuruParamparai PoorvAcharyas Vyakyanams“ blessed to us through Velukkudi Swami’s Upanyasams/Kalakshepams.
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Keeping these background in Mind, the “Swapadesa Artham (Special In-Depth Meaning)” by PoorvAcharyas received through Velukkudi Swami’s ThiruvAdi for 2-52-102 as follows:
वराह : Wild Boar (Varaha Perumal) represents “Naimithika Pralayam” means when a BhaadhAthma (each one of us in Samsaram) when reached SriVaikuntam (NO Re-Birth/Sufferings) due to BhagavAn Sriman NarayanA Krupai (Surrender on HIS Lotus Feet as I’m YOUR PROPERTY and NO ONE ELSE PROPERTY), then we are called as MukAthmas. And Varaha Perumal doesn’t Expect “Anthima Smrithi (Our Last Minute thought in death bed)”, since HE will remember on our behalf that we are Sharanagathas and take us to Moksham, as detailed by Swami in “Varaha Charama Slokam ‘Sthithe Manase Swasthisthe……..”.
ऋश्यम् : White footed antelope represents “Nithya Pralayam”, means Individual BhaddAthma’s Birth-Death repetitive cycle inside samsaram, due to the BhaddAthma claiming its Punya (White) karmas and enjoying in Samsaram, like the white footed antelope, our feet is fixed in Samsaram, WITHOUT Surrendering to Supreme Lord SriKrishna as Sarvam SriKrishnarpanam Asthu and further accumulating Paapa Karmas by NOT saying that “I’m YOUR PROPERTY”.
पृषतं : White spots antelope represents “Aathyanthika Pralayam”, means out of the 14 lokams in One Andakatakam (Andam), three of the lokams “Bhoo, Bhuvaha, Suvaha lokams” are dissolved After White dressed Brahma devata’s 12hrs (1000 Chatur Yuga) completion, so the Andam looks like Patched (Spots) with missing three lokams.
महारुरु : Black stripes antelope represents “Praakritha Pralayam (Maha Pralayam)” , means the COMPLETE 100% Absorption/Dissolution of the Entire Samsaram by BhagavAn Sriman NarayanA after Brahma’s 100 years of life span is over (No Brahma Lokam and No Brahma, No Shiva Lokam and No Shiva and son on doen the row). The Whole Samsram looks Dark (Black) with No Sun, Stars, etc…. But the JeevAthmas who did not reach Moksham in above वराह : Wild Boar (Varaha Perumal) “Naimithika Pralayam” will remain in BhagavAn SriRama’s Thirumeni waiting for BhagavAn’s next creation, so that it doesn’t waste its life in next turn by following either Upasana Maargham (Karm-Gyana-Bhakthi), Or Sharanagathy margham to reach Moksham in same birth (Piraviyin Payan Piravaamai / பிறவியின் பயன் பிறவாமை)
हत्व : ह (ha) represents the Vishnu Supreme Spirit/Soul which is the ParamAthma SriRama, and it doesn’t means “Killed” in this slokam context
आदाय : means Taking/consumimg, it doesn’t mean partaking meat
मेध्य : means just “Pure or holy” and not to be understood as Pure Meat. Here Pure here means, out of the above four types of Pralayam, the Pure are the “Sharanagathas” in Naimithika Pralayam.
बुभुक्षितौ : ‘Famished’ means Tremendously Hungry. The Swapedesa Artham from Tattiriya Upanishadh Brighu Valli section 10
aham annam aham annam aham annam, aham annadah, aham annadah, aham annadah, aham slokakrit aham slokakrit aham slokakrit, aham asmi prathamaja ritasya, purvam devebhyo, amritasya nabhayi, yo ma dadati sa ideva ma, vah, aham annam annam adantamadmi, aham visvam bhuvanam abhyabhavam, suvarna jyotih, ya evam veda, ityupanisat.
[“I” below means the Supreme BhagavAn SriRama]
I am food, I am food, I am food, I am the eater of food. I am the eater of food. I am the eater of food. I am the binding agent, I am the binding agent, I am the binding agent. I am the first born of the cosmic order, before the gods and the center of Immortality. He who offers me, he alone protects me. He who eats food (without offering), I, as food, eat him. I, as the Supreme Lord, overpower the whole world. I am the golden light like that of the sun. Whosoever knows this (becomes so). This is the secret teaching.
वनस्पतिम् : is Tree represents the PeruVeedu SriVaikuntam
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So for the 2-52-102 slokam
तौ तत्र हत्वा चतुरो महामृगान्
वराहमृश्यं पृषतं महारुरुम्।
आदाय मेध्यं त्वरितं बुभुक्षितौ
वासाय काले ययतुर्वनस्पतिम्।।2.52.102।।
tau tatra hatvā caturaḥ mahā mṛgān |
varāham ṛśyam pṛṣatam mahā rurum |
ādāya medhyam tvaritam bubhukṣitau|
vāsāya kāle yayatur vanaḥ patim || 2-52-102
the online simple one-to-one translations shows the INCORRECT meaning as:
[बुभुक्षितौ famished, तौ they, तत्र there, वराहम् a boar, ऋश्यम् a whitefooted male antelope, पृषतम् spotted deer, महारुरुम् a great deer with black stripes, चतुरः four, मृगान् animals, हत्वा killed, मेध्यम् pure meat, त्वरितम् quickly, आदाय partaking as food, काले in the evening, वासाय for rest, वनस्पतिम् under a tree, ययतुः reached.
Famished, they (Rama and Lakshmana) killed a boar, a rishya (whitefooted male antelope), a spotted deer and a great deer with black stripes. They partook the meat and reached a tree by evening where they rested for the night.]
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Hence, the conclusion is SriRama BhagavAn is ParamAthma who came down to Earth to show us How we should lead a Pious life, can never eat Animal meat is the common sense understanding of a Satvika reader and Satvika Orator, though other people who has Rajasik/Tamasik gunas in extreme level will say Rama eat meat during to their Arrogance/Ignorance, which we don’t need to bother about them or enlighten them. Hence, this Slokam 2-52-102 incident NEVER HAPPENED in actual SRiRama Avatar. Then why this slokam was written By Valmiki, is to actually provide us the Swapadesa Artham (TRUE IN-DEPTH meaning) as detailed above and short meaning as below:
Famished (Extremely Hungry to get JeevAthmas for SriVaikuntam as “Aham Annadah Aham Annadah”), BhagavAn Rama (ह for हत्व) Partook (आदाय) the Pure मेध्यम् (Only Sharanagathas) out of the four pralayams as described as a varaha (wild boar), a rishya (whitefooted antelope), a prisata (spotted deer) and a mahaaruru (great deer with black stripes) and reached (ययतुः) a tree (वनस्पतिम् / SriVaikuntam) gradually (काले) where they (MukthAthams) rested (वासाय / Nithya Vaasam / Permanently in SriVaikuntam) by doing Kainkaryam / BhagavAt Anubhavam.
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So now, we know the True meaning of verse 2-52-89 that Sita Piratti did not provide liquor & animal meat to Ganga devi, and True meaning of verse 2-52-102 as Rama did not eat animal meat.
Nirai Irundhaal adiyenudaya Acharya ThiruvAdi Bhalatthaal and Velukkudi Swami Aasirvadhatthaal.
Kurai Irundhaal adiyenai kShamikka Prarthikkiraen.
Adiyen Srinivasa (DhoddayAcharyar) Dasan
KKC Sholinghur DhoddayAcharyar-Vedanthacharyar-KumaraSingarcharyar-Velukkudi Swamigal Thiruvadigalaey Sharanam.
Swami PIllai Lokacharyar THiruvAdigalaey Sharanam by making adiyen provide the meaning with Acharya ThiruvAdi Bhalam.
UYYA ORAEY VAZHI UDAYAVAR THIRUVADI,
Kaari Maaran Swami NamAlwar Thiruvadigalaey Sharanam,
Sholinghur Amrithavalli Thayar Samedha Bhaktochithan Perumal Ki Jai