The four expedients.

Hello friends , 

In today's blog I want to talk about the four expedients  assured by the supreme lord to mankind to reach  and surrender to him.

Saint Thyagaraja in one of his composition in ragam kaapi naarayani says 

"sarasa Saama dhaana bedha dhanda chatura saati deivame".

 He enunciates lord Rama  used all these means sama,dhana,bedha,danda  to forgive Ravana to surrender himself to the Lord.

He says Rama first applied the expedient 'sama 'conciliation meaning  speaking to

Him wisely through his envoy hanumantha for an understanding to surrender hithavu maata lentho bhaaga balkithivi and Ravana was furious and acted as if  he was the all powerful expecting least of the future. 

Next Rama applied the second expedient' dhaana 'means offering him his own kingdom of Ayodhya and for a treaty to send back Seetha. sathamugaodhayanuichhinantivi. Even for this Ravana was not ready.

So next Rama used the next expedient' bhedha' in which he said he will make Vibhishana Ravana's younger brother as the  king of Lanka inducing a way of indifference between  him and his brother, nathasahodhurini raju jesi , meaning atleast by this Ravana will change his mind, but this  proved futile.

Rama was amazed to see that a great learned brahmin, a great devotee of Lord Shiva, a great scholar like Ravana paramashambhava agrasenundu is behaving like a beast .

And used his last expedient Dhanda to kill him as it was the only  resort to  behold Dharma ,'hathamujesithivi'.

So friends  in the journey of our life the lord the ultimate  goes on cautioning us with the all above four expedients in every  aspect .his advises are spread through saints, satsangs, well-wishers , and so on , but we  are not ready to take it in an analytic way.if everybody in this world go with the first expedient the conciliation  then there will not be any hatred, jealousy, egoism, terrorism which all lead to the destruction of mankind.

So friends whenever a suggestion is given to us we should be humble to analyse  at what context it is given which will smoothen  the happenings ahead. So let us not be hasty in taking decisions and adamant like Ravana.

Let us lead  our lives  understanding the  teachings of the wise.

Thank you for your precious time.