Why is Shri Ram called a Maryada Purushottam?
As a person, Shri Ram personifies the characteristics of an ideal person who is to be emulated. He had within him all the desirable virtues that any individual would seek to aspire. For example, he gave up his rightful claim to the throne, and agreed to go into exile (vanvas) for fourteen years, to fulfil the vow that his father had given to Kaikeyi, one of King Dashratha’s wives. This is in spite of the fact that Kaikeyi’s son, Bharat, begged him to return back to Ayodhya and said that he did not want to rule in place of Shri Rama. But Shri Ram considered his dharma as a son above that of his own birthright and his life’s ambition. For such supreme sacrifices, and many other qualities, Shri Ram is considered a maryada purushottam.
Maryada means the noblest tradition of that time. Maryada Purushottam can only be discussed in purely historical context after discussing several Maryada of that time. Yet our DharmGurus have managed to inform society why Ram is Maryada Purushottam without discussing a single Maryada. How much more slavish our society could get, and how much more dirty the exploitation would be?
Below we will try to understand the meaning of Maryada, Maryada Purush and Maryada Purushottam, and since history is narrative, it should be easy and we will find out why Shri Ram is called Maryada Purushottam.
Maryada is a Sanskrit word who’s meaning today one can easily find in Google search. So let us not MANIPULATE the meaning of the word Maryada. Maryada means the finest and noblest traditions of that period. And ‘traditions’ develop within a human society, and as such Maryada is a part of human society and have nothing to do with God or Godliness. One more thing, person who follows ALL the Maryada of their time will be called MARYADAPURUSH, and certainly NOT Maryada Purushottam.
Then who is Maryada Purushottam?
Maryada Purushottam is the jury’s verdict on ‘A HUMAN CHARACTER’ of that time with specific reference as to why he is the ‘tallest’ amongst all persons following Maryada ; i.e. it is YOURS and MINE verdict. However you and I will not necessarily reject a person from being nominated as Maryada Purushottam in case he has not followed a specific Maryada or even broken it in case we feel that the reason for that makes him even TALLER.
The first thing we have to understand is that emotional answers are NO ANSWERS. Those answers are there to DECEIVE the masses. Understandably the persons who are giving such answers are exploiters, but why are we, as members of Hindu Society getting exploited?
One reason of course is that our conviction is NOT strong enough to BELIEVE and ACCEPT that Shri Ram was a human incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Hindu society is passive and would say that Ramayan is history of Treta Yug and in the same breath accept explanations from Dharm Gurus with supernatural powers. BOTH CANNOT GO TOGETHER. Ramayan is history of Treta Yug and none of the characters had had supernatural powers. Once we reaffirm our faith Dharm Gurus will be forced to accept that Ramayan and Mahabharat are history, and only then the scientific development of that period would reach universities for further research.
Puurn Avatar or should we avatars from cradle to cremation are required only when the scientific growth is immense, at least much more than what we have today. We are not witnessing any avatar, during this period, because the problems now, though serious are not un-resolvable. The problem on atrocities on females and new human species Vaanars was extremely serious and volatile, and that is why in Treta Yug we had two avatars, one after another.
I will be discussing four Maryada as historical events to get at the jury’s verdict about Maryada Purushottam.
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