Baal Kaanda
14 - The metaphorical representation of the Manasa as a lake and its glory
Chaupais
Description
The beautiful Sarayu in the form of Sri Ramas fair renown joined the heavenly stream (Ganga) of devotion to Rama. The latter was joined again by the charming stream of the mighty Sona in the form of the martial glory of Rama with His younger brother Laksmana. Intervening the two streams of Sarayu and Sona shines the celestial stream of Devotion blended with noble dispassion and reason. This triple stream, which scares away the threefold agony referred to above, headed towards the ocean of Sri Ramas divine personality. With its source in the Manasa lake and united with the celestial river (Ganga), the Sarayu of Sri Ramas fame will purify the mind of the pious souls who listen to it; while the strange episodes interspersed here and there are the groves and gardens as it were adjoining the river banks. The bridegrooms party in the wedding of Goddess Uma (Parvati) and the great Lord Siva are the numberless aquatic creatures of various kinds. The rejoicings and felicitations that attended the advent of Sri Rama, the Chief of Raghus represent the charm of the eddies and waves. (1-4)