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Three Minutes – 9 possess the righteous and noble qualities will show mercy on them. Tell me someone who hasn't Is anyone flawless? committed a flaw?" , the author of the shrImad , implicitly brings out 's resentment of 's request by calling him pApAnAM vA shubhAnAM vA as a mere monkey. However, in vadhArhANAM plava~Ngama other places, hanumAn has also kAryaM karuNamAryeNa na been referred as a monkey supreme kascinnAparAdhyati (vAnara shreShTa). By heeding to (VAlmIki, shrImad rAmAyaNam, yuddha sItA's advice, hanumAn calmed kANDam-113.46) down and refrained from causing hasty damage. Thus, the rAkShasi-s were spared from the impending pApAnAm vA = (even committed) danger. profane acts shubhAnAm vA = (or) pious deeds Lord shrI said that He will treat vadhArhANAm = (or) deserve to be Himself as an ordinary human being. killed plava~Ngama = (hey) monkey ! But many incidents in shrImad karuNamAryeNa = show sympathetic rAmAyaNa reveal that He could not kAryam = action (to them) control His bubbling sympathy na kascid = (In fact, ) no one (exist) towards everyone; He is after all a na aparAdhyati = (who has) done no personification of "dayA", the quality crime. of sympathy. This was repeatedly demonstrated in many instances - After the demise of , like surrendering of kAkAsuran, hanumAn, the loyal servant to shrI sugrIvan, . rAma, goes into ashoka grove (ashoka vana) to tell the great news Here, sItA also protects the to sItA. There, the rAkShasi-s, rAkShasi-s from the wrath of (demon women) who still had not hanumAn. There is one mighty heard about rAvaNa's death, difference. In the case of shrI rAma, continued to torture sItA. hanumAn, He protected those only after they witnessing that scene, gets very surrendered to Him. vibhIShaNa and angry at those rAkShasi-s. He was others deserted everything, realized unable to tolerate anymore of the their incapability, and sought refuge harm done to sItA and sought Her under the Lord's feet. Then only, the permission to destroy them. sItA, in Lord provided security (rakShaNam) turn, advises, "Hey Monkey, whether for them. But, sItA, surrounded by they have done a heinous crime or enemies, still protected the have displayed dignified character, rAkShasi-s even before they made a or for that matter, even if they plea to Her, even before rAkShasi-s deserve to be killed, one who realized that there is a pending

6/19/2010 Page - 1 A.S. Rajagopalan Three Minutes ______threat from hanumAn. That is the 4. Display good qualities. affection of the mother. Pardoning is a virtue. Here, sItA demonstrated an extreme case of Our teachers (AcArya-s) are mercy. Action is louder than astounded by sItA's action of words. extreme kindness and compassion even during the continued harm. 5. Target the cause and not the Mesmerized by that noble qualities symptom. of patience (kShamA) and sympathy sItA knew that the rAkShasi-s were (daya), the AcArya-s praise her not to be blamed for their action character in protecting all sentient since they are merely carrying out (jIvAtmA) incredibly, even exceeding the orders of their master. that of Her husband, the Lord Himself. Many consider this is one of the amazing incidents in shrImad Compassion will cure more rAmAyaNa. flaws than condemnation

What we learn mainly from here is:

1. Seek advice and follow. hanumAn sought and listened to the advice. Don't ask for the sake of it, if you are not going to follow through, then advice has no meaning.

2. Go through proper channel . Though, hanumAn has the ability and willingness, he sought the permission first. Don't assume authority especially where one doesn't have any.

3. Tackle the anger intelligently. sItA very smartly quenched hanumAn's anger by pointing out the reality. Jesus said a similar one "Let the one without any sins throw the first stone". Best way to shut down an anger is to separate the reality from idealism.

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