Those who read the Raamaayana as a mere tale would find all this
pointless. But to the followers of bhakti maarga, this will not sound improbable.
Tulasidaas sings at this point that Siva explains to Paarvati: "Look, Uma, how
Raama-the Supreme Being-moves all creatures like puppets tied to strings!" Bhakti is
needed to realise the ful.1 meaning of ancient mythology.
Even on a rational basis, Taara comes out
as a diplomat, an expert in statesmanship. She had the intelligence to anticipate coming
events. What had happened had happened. By his address and good fortune, Sugreeva had
secured the alliance of Raama; Vaali was no more; Angada's welfare was all that she should
care for hereafter. |
