Hare Krsna-pranams
below are some random quotes from SB for Lord Ramchandras appearance day….
SB 9.10.20 The Pastimes of the Supreme Lord, Ramacandr
Angada and the other commanders of the soldiers of Ramacandra faced
the elephants, infantry, horses and chariots of the enemy and hurled
against them big trees, mountain peaks, clubs and arrows. Thus the
soldiers of Lord Ramacandra killed Ravana’s soldiers, who had lost all
good fortune because Ravana had been condemned by the anger of mother
Sita.
PURPORT
The soldiers Lord Ramacandra recruited in the jungle were all
monkeys and did not have proper equipment with which to fight the
soldiers of Ravana, for Ravana’s soldiers were equipped with weapons
of modern warfare whereas the monkeys could only throw stones,
mountain peaks and trees. It was only Lord Ramacandra and Laksmana who
shot some arrows. But because the soldiers of Ravana were condemned by
the curse of mother Sita, the monkeys were able to kill them simply by
throwing stones and trees. There are two kinds of strength–daiva and
purusakara. Daiva refers to the strength achieved from the
Transcendence, and purusakara refers to the strength organized by
one’s own intelligence and power. Transcendental power is always
superior to the power of the materialist. Depending on the mercy of
the Supreme Lord, one must fight one’s enemies even though one may not
be equipped with modern weapons. Therefore Krsna instructed Arjuna,
mam anusmara yudhya ca: “Think of Me and fight.” We should fight our
enemy to the best of our ability, but for victory we must depend on
the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
SB 9.10.22 The Pastimes of the Supreme Lord, Ramacandra
Lord Ramacandra said to Ravana: You are the most abominable of the
man-eaters. Indeed, you are like their stool. You resemble a dog, for
as a dog steals eatables from the kitchen in the absence of the
householder, in My absence you kidnapped My wife, Sitadevi. Therefore
as Yamaraja punishes sinful men, I shall also punish you. You are most
abominable, sinful and shameless. Today, therefore, I, whose attempt
never fails, shall punish you.
SB 9.10.23 The Pastimes of the Supreme Lord, Ramacandra
After thus rebuking Ravana, Lord Ramacandra fixed an arrow to His
bow, aimed at Ravana, and released the arrow, which pierced Ravana’s
heart like a thunderbolt. Upon seeing this, Ravana’s followers raised
a tumultuous sound, crying, “Alas! Alas! What has happened? What has
happened?” as Ravana, vomiting blood from his ten mouths, fell from
his airplane, just as a pious man falls to earth from the heavenly
planets when the results of his pious activities are exhausted.
SB 9.11.13-14 Lord Ramacandra Rules the World
Satrughna had two sons, named Subahu and Srutasena. When Lord
Bharata went to conquer all directions, He had to kill many millions
of Gandharvas, who are generally pretenders. Taking all their wealth,
He offered it to Lord Ramacandra. Satrughna also killed a Raksasa
named Lavana, who was the son of Madhu Raksasa. Thus He established in
the great forest known as Madhuvana the town known as Mathura.
SB 9.11.17 Lord Ramacandra Rules the World
The attraction between man and woman, or male and female, always
exists everywhere, making everyone always fearful. Such feelings are
present even among the controllers like Brahma and Lord Siva and is
the cause of fear for them, what to speak of others who are attached
to household life in this material world.
PURPORT
As explained above, when the feelings of love and transcendental
bliss from the spiritual world are pervertedly reflected in this
material world, they are certainly the cause of bondage. As long as
men feel attracted to women in this material world and women feel
attracted to men, the bondage of repeated birth and death will
continue. But in the spiritual world, where there is no fear of birth
and death, such feelings of separation are the cause of transcendental
bliss. In the absolute reality there are varieties of feeling, but all
of them are of the same quality of transcendental bliss.
SB 9.11.23 Lord Ramacandra Rules the World
O King Pariksit, anyone who aurally receives the narrations
concerning the characteristics of Lord Ramacandra’s pastimes will
ultimately be freed from the disease of envy and thus be liberated
from the bondage of fruitive activities.
PURPORT
Here in this material world, everyone is envious of someone else.
Even in religious life, it is sometimes found that if one devotee has
advanced in spiritual activities, other devotees are envious of him.
Such envious devotees are not completely freed from the bondage of
birth and death. As long as one is not completely free from the cause
of birth and death, one cannot enter the sanatana-dhama or the eternal
pastimes of the Lord. One becomes envious because of being influenced
by the designations of the body, but the liberated devotee has nothing
to do with the body, and therefore he is completely on the
transcendental platform. A devotee is never envious of anyone, even
his enemy. Because the devotee knows that the Lord is his supreme
protector, he thinks, “What harm can the so-called enemy do?” Thus a
devotee is confident about his protection. The Lord says, ye yatha mam
prapadyante tams tathaiva bhajamy aham: “According to the proportion
of one’s surrender unto Me, I respond accordingly.” A devotee must
therefore be completely free from envy, especially of other devotees.
To envy other devotees is a great offense, a vaisnava-aparadha. A
devotee who constantly engages in hearing and chanting
(sravana-kirtana) is certainly freed from the disease of envy, and
thus he becomes eligible to go back home, back to Godhead.
