Valmiki has clearly stated that Laksmana accompanied Rama to forest as a noble gesture of a
loving younger brother.. How can anyone find an explanation to any jeeva seeking the
paramaatma always?..The avatara dharma might explain it. Ravana's son Indrajit had
won a boon that he could be killed only by a person who has gone on
fast and remained without sleep for years and years...So the incarnation of the
aadhisesha that is Llaksmana could do it because snakes are used to
taking food once in a while and going without food for long durations. And it is said that as a guard and servant of Rama Lakshmana never slept nor partook in any food during the forest life.
There are more vital questions to be answered. The moment Bharatha
declined to accept the kingdom the promise of Dasaratha stands rescinded
and Rama as the eldest son would regain the title..the second
conditions of Kaikeyi that Rama should live in forest for fourteen years becomes otiose because, even before declining the
kingdom Bharatha had asked Rama to return to Ayodhya and at that point Bharatha was the real king and his desire overrides the condition put forth by kaikeyi. However Rama did not return. The raakshasaas in the Jalasthanam had to be annihilated and Ravana
with his evil power had to be razed to earth. This was the design of Gods
for which Rama descended on earth. And He had been already reminded of
this duty by sages like Bharadwaaja, Agastya, Atri etc.. So He remained
in forest for14 years. Astrologers claim that the entire 14 years were
inauspicious for all the four brothers and fate had it that an
inanimate pair of sandals should act as the king so that the four
brothers are saved.. These are from the aithihasic angle.
From human and historical angle, Rama as the vindicator of his father's promise would have lost his eternal fame had he returned to Ayodhya at the behest of Bharatha. The people of Ayodhya loved Rama so much so that if Bharatha had decided to rule on his own, even a revolution would have broken out and he would have been dethroned...In politics there is much more to consider than brotherly love. So Bharatha preferred to be an agent of Rama in ruling Ayodhya rather than occupying the gaddi himself. The storyline of Ramayanam has a real history behind it,, may be from unrecorded times.. but the actions of the dramatis personnae have to be described as truthfully as possible.. this is the historic compulsion for Vaalmiki..Surely Ramayana was an epic..itihaasa --
From human and historical angle, Rama as the vindicator of his father's promise would have lost his eternal fame had he returned to Ayodhya at the behest of Bharatha. The people of Ayodhya loved Rama so much so that if Bharatha had decided to rule on his own, even a revolution would have broken out and he would have been dethroned...In politics there is much more to consider than brotherly love. So Bharatha preferred to be an agent of Rama in ruling Ayodhya rather than occupying the gaddi himself. The storyline of Ramayanam has a real history behind it,, may be from unrecorded times.. but the actions of the dramatis personnae have to be described as truthfully as possible.. this is the historic compulsion for Vaalmiki..Surely Ramayana was an epic..itihaasa --
-" iti haa aasa "
meaning "such a glorious thing happened"..so Valmiki just held on to
facts to the extent he could record as he was a contemporary of Rama
and a character in the epic... just as Krishnadwaipaayana the Vyaasa is a
living character in Mahaabhaaratham.
regards kva
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