Ramayana_VOLUME V with index

Ramayana: A Divine Drama – Vol. V
God’s main address
God is your Protector. Protection by God is the talisman for you. God will do
anything for you. Thyagaraja said:
O Lord! Who can adequately praise you
I am waiting and waiting for your compassion.
Feel compassion for me.
You restored to Your preceptor his son.
You released Vasudeva and Devaki;
You blessed Draupadi with an endless supply of cloth.
You protected the Pandavas.
You quenched the yearning of Kuchela.
You transformed the ugly Kubja into a beauty.
Even Lord Brahma cannot satisfactorily describe Your glory.
I am waiting and pining for Your Grace.
Once, Narada went to Lord Narayana and asked, “O Lord! Where do you
live Which is Your main address” The Lord replied, “Vaikuntha, Kailasa,
and Swarga are My temporary branch-residences. My permanent residence is
the place where My glory is sung by My devotees.” The Lord is the resident
of our hearts. Let us find Him there. (SSB 1996 p.74/75)
Complete Surrender
Vibhishana was capable of that complete surrender (to the Divine Grace and
the Power above) and so he was accepted by Rama and assured quickly. (SSS
Vol. 6 Second Edition p. 56)
Surrender in God gives Protection:
When Vibhishana came to the feet of Rama and asked to be permitted to
surrender, Rama called the attention of those who were with Him, namely
Sugriva, Angada and Jambavan. Vibhishana was coming from a distance,
loudly proclaiming that he was coming with a view to surrender to
Ramachandra. Rama told others that no matter who Vibhishana was and what
his motives were, since he was coming to surrender, it was His duty to protect
him. Once you decide and say that you belong to the Lord, then what does it
matter who you are or where you come from It follows that the Lord is
yours. (SSB 1977 p. 166)
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