Rama ruled and there were no untimely deaths in his kingdom. One day a brahman came to Rama with the body of his dead son. The boy was five years old. The brahmana said he had never sinned so why this fate.
Rama said he would do something about this. He asked his courtiers what could be the cause of this?
Narada, who was present there , said - In the Satya Yuga it was the right of only the brahmans to renounce all and go for meditation. In the age of Treta, Kshatriyas could also do this. In Dwapara Yuga the business class could also do that, in the age of Kali, everyone else could. There is a low caste person who has renounced all and has gone to the forest for meditation. This is the reason for the untimely death of the son of the brahmana.
Rama asked the brahmana to preserve the body in medicated oil. He asked them to wait till he returned. Saying this, Rama left. Looking everywhere, Rama found a low caste person performing meditation in the forests.
Rama asked the person who he was. The person said he was a low caste person, performing austerities to attain heaven. Hearing this, Rama cut off the head of the person.
The Gods came to Rama and said what He had done was correct as this was not the rule of the time. Rama said If the Gods were pleased, then the son of the brahmana should come alive.
Rama went back to his kingdom and saw the boy alive with his parents. Blessing Rama, the brahmana left.
Rama said he would do something about this. He asked his courtiers what could be the cause of this?
Narada, who was present there , said - In the Satya Yuga it was the right of only the brahmans to renounce all and go for meditation. In the age of Treta, Kshatriyas could also do this. In Dwapara Yuga the business class could also do that, in the age of Kali, everyone else could. There is a low caste person who has renounced all and has gone to the forest for meditation. This is the reason for the untimely death of the son of the brahmana.
Rama asked the brahmana to preserve the body in medicated oil. He asked them to wait till he returned. Saying this, Rama left. Looking everywhere, Rama found a low caste person performing meditation in the forests.
Rama asked the person who he was. The person said he was a low caste person, performing austerities to attain heaven. Hearing this, Rama cut off the head of the person.
The Gods came to Rama and said what He had done was correct as this was not the rule of the time. Rama said If the Gods were pleased, then the son of the brahmana should come alive.
Rama went back to his kingdom and saw the boy alive with his parents. Blessing Rama, the brahmana left.
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