Can I develope character like shri Ram? And what is the process, sadhana to get it? By reading Ramcharitmans and Valmiki Ramayana and applying their teachings can I get his character and also by chanting Hare Krishna Maharashtra? Please give me your guidance, All glories to the Devotees
You need to be a member of ISKCON Desire Tree | IDT to add comments!
Replies
Hare Krishna,
Please discuss and let me know what are the characters of Lord Rama that you are getting inspired to take up. Because Lord Rama is not an ordinary man. He is Bhagwan. One cannot immitate Lord Rama or become like Lord Rama at any cost. Lord Rama is only one piece. There is no one like HIM. Lord Sri Krishna has 64 qualities and Lord Vishnu has 60 qualities as per listed in Srila Prabhupada books. Lord Rama must be having around 60-62 qualities.
Now it is not even easy for great sages to count down and list down all the innumerable qualities of Lord Rama or Krishna. Only some we know as our previously acharyas have told in books.
But out of all those 60 qualities which one are you trying to implement in your day to day life. First you tell me that list. Then we shall see how we can try to incorporate those qualities and character traits in our system.
Hare Krishna.
गुणवान् (guṇavān = principled person)
वीर्यवान् (vīryavān = potential one)
धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ = conscientious)
कृतज्ञः (kṛtajñaḥ = redeemer)
सत्य वाक्यो (satya vākyo = truth-teller)
धृढ व्रतः (dhṛḍha vrataḥ = self-determined in his deed)
चारित्रेण च को युक्तः (cāritreṇa ca ko yuktaḥ = blent with good-conduct)
सर्व भूतेषु को हितः (sarva bhūteṣu ko hitaḥ = benign, in respect of all beings)
विद्वान् (vidvān = adept)
समर्थः (samarthaḥ = ablest)
एक प्रिय दर्शनः (eka priya darśanaḥ = uniquely good-looking)
आत्मवान् (ātmavān = courageous)
जित क्रोधो (jita krodho = one who has controlled his anger)
द्युतिमान् (dyutimān = brilliant one)
अनसूयकः (anasūyakaḥ = not jealous)
बिभ्यति देवाः च जात रोषस्य संयुगे. (kasya bibhyati devāḥ ca jāta roṣasya saṃyuge = even whom do the gods fear, when provoked to war).
These are 16 prominent qualities from his countless qualities ,This was asked by Valmiki mini from Narada muni
Hare Krishna Prabhu,
I accidentally clicked the delete button and lost the reply which I gave. You must be having the reply in ur mail box.
Can you post it back here. Thanks.
Hare Krishna,
I guess you didn't get the reply in your mail box. Hmm
Out of the 16 prominent qualities we can implement few but as far as I know we cannot implement to the fullest like 100%. As Lord Rama is displaying the best of human qualities when He was on Earth for us to follow but not everyone is Lord Rama right., Afterall Lord Rama is not Human though he showed us the perfected huaman life. If you are able to even follow 50% of each of the qualities perfectly also that is enough, If you are able to follow 75% you are great. Because we can never immitate Lord Rama ever.
It is good to surrender to Lord Rama only and ask HIS guidance in this matter. Because we are not so able beings to relay on our own self to achieve such perfection.
In SP books we find this--
The first thing you have given in the description that 64 gunas are in Krishna, 60 gunas are in Vishnu....This is not found anywhere in the scriptures of Sanatan Dharma, it is a product of your own mind.
I am giving you some examples which have been addressed to Lord Shri Ram in Bhagwatam.
Lord Rāma in śrīmad Bhāgvatam :-
न वै स आत्मात्मवतां सुहृत्तम:
सक्तस्त्रिलोक्यां भगवान् वासुदेव: (5.19.6)
भगवन्तमादिपुरुषं (5.19.1)
तस्यापि भगवानेष साक्षाद् ब्रह्ममयो हरि: (9.10.2)
कालय कलेश इक्ष्वाकुवंश अवतीर्य गुरोर्निदेशे (2.7.23)
कूटस्थमादिपुरुषं जगतामधीशम् (9.10.14)
मन्योश्च भूतपतय: स भवान् गुणेश: (9.10.14)
भगवान् दत्त्वा रक्षोगणेशताम् (9.10.32)
भगवान् राजन् ग्रहैश्चन्द्र इवोदित: (9.10.44)
भगवानात्मनात्मानं राम (9.11.1)
भगवन् भुवनेश्वर (9.11.6)
तच्छ्रुत्वा भगवान् रामो रुन्धन्नपि धिया शुच: ।
स्मरंस्तस्या गुणांस्तांस्तान्नाशक्नोद् रोद्धुमीश्वर: (9.11.16)
In Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran, Lord Shri Ramchandra ji is said to be the master of all 12 kala, 13 kala 16 kala 64 kala 104 kala All this does not matter to him. Because in Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran, he is called the master of all Kala.
And sorry for not checking your email
You just explained like me a guru Dhanyawad
Hare Krishna mata ji thank you so much for this explanation and guidance this helps me a lot in today life and in future also , Dandwat pranam