The Ramayan of Tulsidas: Or, The Bible of Northern IndiaT. & T. Clark, 1930 - 260 pages Critical study on the Rāmacaritamānasa. |
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appeared Aranya arrow asceticism ascetics asked Avadh Ayodh Ayodhya Bhagwan bhakti Bharat Bhavi body books of revelation boon Brahma Brahma and Shiva Brahmins brother Creator crow Dashrath deeds delusion moh demons desire destroyed devotion to Rama dwell exile fashion forest fruit Ganesh Garud George Grierson give glory Hanuman happiness Hari-Hara Hari's heart heaven Hindu Hinduism holy husband incarnation India Indra Kaikeyi Karma king knowledge Lakshman Lakshmi Lanka Listen Lord lotus feet Mahabharata Maya meditation mercy mind monism monkeys mother Narad Nirgun ocean of existence passages penance poem poet poet's praise prayers pride Puranas qualities Rama Rama and Sita Rama's feet Ramanuja Ramayana Ravan realise recognise reference religion religious rishi sages Sagun saints says serpents Shudra sing Sita soul spoken Supreme Spirit tell thought told Tulsidas Uttar Valmiki Vedas Vidhata Vidhi Viranchi Vishnu and Shiva Vishnu Purana wife woman words worship
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Page 90 - These and other texts teach that the highest Brahman is essentially free from all imperfection whatsoever, comprises within itself all auspicious qualities, and finds its pastime in originating, preserving, reabsorbing, pervading, and ruling the universe; that the entire complex of intelligent and non-intelligent beings...
Page 201 - Let him not, even though in pain, (speak words) cutting (others) to the quick; let him not injure others in thought or deed ; let him not utter speeches which make (others) afraid of him, since that will prevent him from gaining heaven.
Page 201 - Brahmana should always fear homage as if it were poison; and constantly desire (to suffer) scorn as (he would long for) nectar. 163. For he who is scorned (nevertheless may) sleep with an easy mind, awake with an easy mind, and with an easy mind walk here among men; but the scorner utterly perishes.
Page 94 - ... thus is my nature divided eightfold. But this is a lower (form of my) nature. Know (that there is) another (form of my) nature, and higher than this, which is animate, O you of mighty arms ! and by which this universe is upheld.
Page xxi - He had great love for his wife : without asking his leave she went home to her father's; he forgot all about himself and hastened there too. She was greatly ashamed, and went away in anger, saying : "Have you no love for Rama ? My body is but a framework of skin and bone.
Page 92 - Vis"ishtadvaita system of Ramanuja. This is one of the many points with regard to the leader on which no direct evidence is available ; but the indirect evidence which does exist scarcely points to that conclusion. One of the characteristics of the whole movement that springs from him is a constant use of advaita phrases, a clinging to advaita concepts while holding hard by the personality of Rama.
Page 94 - I am the producer and the destroyer of the whole universe. There is nothing else higher than myself; all this is woven upon me, like numbers of pearls upon a thread. I am the taste in water. I am the light of the sun and moon. I am 'Om...
Page 78 - If I do not adore the auspicious and boongiving Isana nobody would then adore my own self. The ordinances I set are followed by all the worlds. Those ordinances should always be adored, and it is, therefore, that I adore them.
Page 215 - Rudra -Ssaivism the sentiment of fear is at the bottom, howsoever concealed it may have become in certain developments of it, and this sentiment it is that has worked itself out in the formation of various Rudra-Saiva systems of later times. In the monotheistic religions of other countries the same god is feared and loved; in India the god that is loved is Visnu-NarayanaVasudeva-Krsna, while the god that is feared is Rudra-Siva.
Page 29 - Qiva the destroyer because they fear him, Vishnu the preserver, because they hope from him, but who worships Brahman the creator ? His work is done.