? 108 epithets of Lord Rama! Let us contemplate the significance of each one!
Based on the Ashtotharam.
Illustrations and text from the Ramayana [from various internet sources, incl. pinterest, wiki, etc]
To commemorate the Ayodhya mandir, let...
19. mahaatmanaH asya sugriivasya = great-souled, his, Sugreeva's; dharamaaNasya = while alive; paapa karma kR^it = sinful, act, while doing; kaamaat = with lust;snuSaayaam rumaayaam vartase = in daughter-in-law, in Ruma, you misbehaved.
"While the great-souled Sugreeva is still alive, you with your habit of sinful acts have lustily misbehaved with Sugreeva's wife Ruma, who should be counted as your daughter-in-law. [4-18-19]
Vali being a king, he committed incest transgressing tradition. vaalii taavat sva raajye sthitvaa dharmaati kramam kR^itavaan | dharma duuShakaH ca raajaa avashyam daNDaniiyaH | dharmaakuutamThis is the very fault found by Rama when expressing 'vaalii caaritra duuSakaH 'abuser of history/tradition...' in Kishkindha, 4-10-33.
