Sandeha Nivarini - Post 44

Dear All,

From the previous chapter, essence of Swami's explanation of various character in Ramayana is reproduced in today's post as under:-

Important Lessons from Ramayana Posts:

Dasharatha	Symbolizes the ten senses (dasendriyas)
Kausalya	Symbolizes pure quality (sathwa-guna).
Kaikeyi	Symbolizes the passionate quality (rajoguna).
Sumitra	Symbolizes the slothful quality (thamoguna).
Rama	The Atma is Rama. He has come, in the character of the soul (jivi), wearing the dress called body.  (That is the reason we adore God as Atmabhi  Ramam Prabhu Sai Ramam. Don't we?? The Supreme Brahman, for the sake of Humanity, crystallizes ITSELF to Descend in Ayodhya as Sri Rama!)
	Symbolizes Truth. ( SATHYA)
	Embodiment of bliss (ananda-swarupa).
	The Rama in the heart (the Atmarama) is observing everything, as witness.
Sita	Active Consciousness (Chaitanya).
	Knowledge of Brahman
	If knowledge of Brahman, is allowed to be lost, one cannot escape wandering about in the jungle of darkness.
Lakshmana	One should have the mind (manas), ever by one’s side. Lakshmana represents the Mind.
	Symbolizes Love(PREMA). Follows Truth with no Inidividual separate ambition.
Bharata	Symbolizes Dharma.
Satrugna	Symbolizes Peace.(Shanti)
Vali	Represents Despair.
Sugreeva	Represents Discrimination.(Viveka)
Hanuman	Represents courage to cross the ocean of illusion. (We human beings stay back in our spiritual path only because we lack the courage to break our existing pattern, existing habits, existing likes, existing dislikes and hence, we never are able to cross the ocean of Samsara)
Ravana	Represents Rajoguna.
Kumbhakarana	Represents Thamoguna.
Vibhishana	Represents the quality of purity (sathwa-guna).

We will move to the next chapter in the next post.

Love.