“Then Janaka’s vow was announced to the people. The kings arose excited, but none could get the desired result of lifting the bow.” (Janaki Mangala, 88) taba bideha pana bandinha pragaṭa sunāyau | uṭhe bhūpa āmaraṣi saguna nahiṃ pāyau ||… Read More ›
“That beautiful picture cannot be explained; it can only be felt. With nectar, a dumb person can only drink it, not explain its taste.” (Janaki Mangala, 87) so chabi jāi na barani dekhi manu mānai | sudhā pāna kari mūka… Read More ›
“Sita and Rama both are looking so beautiful that the atmosphere is very nice, like a youthful king bringing to the people a vision that they want.” (Janaki Mangala, 86) rāma sīya baya samau subhāya suhāvana | nṛpa jobana chabi… Read More ›
“You can see the love they have for each other, which they try to keep secret. Knowingly they erect a collection of stable pillars made of goodness within their hearts.” (Janaki Mangala, 85) prema pramoda paraspara pragaṭata gopahiṃ | janu… Read More ›
“For those whose minds are attached to the unmanifested, impersonal feature of the Supreme, advancement is very troublesome. To make progress in that discipline is always difficult for those who are embodied.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 12.5) Download this episode (right… Read More ›
“When Rama looks at Sita, Sita sees Rama. Looking at both of them, Kamadeva sharpens his arrows.” (Janaki Mangala, 84) rāma dīkha jaba sīya sīya raghunāyaka | dou tana taki taki mayana sudhārata sāyaka || There was no need for… Read More ›
“Sometimes the people are looking at Sita and sometimes at Rama. Having beauty and respected ancestries, the people are praising the unique combination.” (Janaki Mangala, 83) chinu sītahiṃ chinu rāmahi purajana dekhahiṃ | rūpa sīla baya bansa biseṣa biseṣahiṃ ||… Read More ›
“With auspicious jewelry and beautiful clothes on the body she is looking beautiful. Looking at her, the foolish kings are illusioned by the illusion.” (Janaki Mangala, 81) mangala bhūṣana basana manju tana sohahīṃ | dekhi mūḍha mahipāla moha basa mohahiṃ… Read More ›
“Then Janaka came and asked the family guru to bring Sita. As she is a storehouse of beauty, the people received the fruit of their eyes.” (Janaki Mangala, 10.2) Shri Ramachandra’s wife is the most beautiful. As they say, “Beauty… Read More ›
“Emptying and filling the pitcher, looking again and again at the bow and Rama they are thinking. The men and women are both happy and sad, and so with all their hearts they are praying to Lord Shiva.” (Janaki Mangala,… Read More ›