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All the mothers, wife of deceased king Dasaratha, Kaushalya, Sumitra & Keikeyi reached Nandigram mounting their chariots to meet Rām


Placing wooden sandals of his brother on his head & taking white parasol (intended for Rām) adorned with white garlands and 2 white whisks decorated with gold, worthy of kings, accompanied by foremost Brahmanas, leaders of guilds of traders & artisans including mercantile class, surrounded by counselors with garlands & bell-shaped sweets in their hands, cheered by blast of conches & kettledrums, duly praised by panegyrists, great-souled Bharata, whose mind was set on righteousness, who was well-versed with secrets of virtue, who was emaciated through fasting, who felt miserable & was clad in bark of trees & skin of a black antelope, experienced joy for first time hearing news of arrival of his brother. He then went in advance along with his ministers, to meet Rām


Earth seemed to shake with sound of horse-hoofs, rattling of chariot-wheels & tumult of conches and kettledrums. The entire city of Ayodhya literally reached Nandigram. Glancing around, Bharata said to Hanumān-I hope what you’ve said is true! But I don’t see Rām coming. Where is he? We are all dying to see him


Hanumān said-O Bharat! Listen carefully, a formidable roar of rejoiced Vānaras is being heard. They are seeing on the way trees which continually yield fruit, adorned with blossoms & flowing with honey, making reverberant humming sounds-all due to the grace of Sage Bharadwaj. A boon was conferred by Indra, by virtue of which, hospitality rich with all excellences was earlier extended by Bharadwaj to you & your entire army. I presume that Vānara army is now crossing river, Gomati


See the cloud of dust, shooting forth towards the grove of Sāl trees. I presume Vānaras are shaking them. There you can see that famous aerial car Pushpaka Vimāna, which was made by celestial engineer Vishwakarma, shining brightly like moon. It moves with the speed of thought & is carrying great-souled Rām, shining like rising Sun. He is accompanied by Laxman, Sita & Sugriva together with Vibhishan


Suddenly a huge roar reverberated in all directions from the mouth of men, women & children. A clamor of joy filled the skies

Here comes Rām! Here comes Rām! Here comes Rām! Here comes Rām! Here comes Rām! Here comes Rām!


We all desire happiness & think more gratification of our senses is the recipe to be happy. But little introspection will make us realize that life’s most fulfilling moments are when we do something creative or work for a cause much bigger than ourselves. In these moments, in fact we are not concerned about our pleasure but are absorbed in giving our best to whatever we are contributing


This applies to all walks of life be it personal or professional. Ayodhya consciousness is to serve the Supreme Lord with no thought about ourselves. Utmost satisfaction is through dedication to serve the Lord through whatever we do


Thoughts? #gameoflife

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