राम: One of the most powerful two-letter word, that human evolution would have ever seen.
राम is not the name of a god alone; राम is a thought, a concept, energy, a philosophy and a million things rolled into one. राम is strength and this is what makes राम a noun, a verb, an adjective and a superlative all at the same time. राम as mentioned in Hindu mythology and various scriptures that bear religious significance stands tall as a “Maryada Purushottam”… a man who personifies “the ideal man”. There are however several questions about how ideal he is now vis-à-vis the time in which he lived, there are some pointing fingers too about how he treated Maa Seeta and thus putting a question mark on his perfectionism. Just then the theory of Yin and Yang strikes my mind which describes how apparently opposite or contrary forces are actually complementary, interconnected, and interdependent in the natural world, and how they give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another. Many tangible dualities (such as light and dark, fire and water, male and female) are thought of as physical manifestations of the duality of yin and yang.) Thus every perfect being (God) has a yin and yang to his inner self and thus राम continues to help us rationalize his title of being a “Maryada Purushottam”.
As I try to know further more about the philosophy and strength of राम, I chance upon the story of the architecture of राम सेतु, an ancient engineering marvel. The bridge that starts from Dhanushkodi tip of India’s Pamban Island and ends at Sri Lanka’s Mannar Island. In some of the ancient writings, the construction of राम सेतु was attributed to the name of राम. It is said that, when the construction of the bridge got difficult due to the rocks (that were put in the sea) being submerged, one of the Vanaras who almost drowned in the water uttered the name of राम as he held the rock sturdy and it began to float just as swiftly; taking a cue from this all the other stones and rocks were put in the sea with the inscription of राम on it.
Science however has learnt to defy faith since a long-long time and for this incident, it researched enough to show that the rocks did not float because of राम, but the reason was the floating nature of the light-weight stones. And voila! Science you proved it right, but then can you now please tell me who made those floating stones and take me to the beginning of the cycle of the making of this thing?
Isn't life similar for humans as well? No matter how much science one applies in to his actions, it is the faith that plays a critical role in bringing about the desired results, because it is true…”Where logic ends faith begins”.
As for me …I have always felt deep within…” राम से बड़ा राम का नाम”
जय श्री राम!!!
