There
exist the footprint of Sri Rama even now at the high s mound at Vedaranyam, preserved by
the Archaeological Depart- ment the Government of India. Here he could 'see the rear of
the palace, habitude by low-caste untouchables. To enter -through the back do to attack an
enemy when he is in a disadvantageous position is against the moral code of military
ethics. Although the situation was strategic, it had to be abandoned for the sake of the
moral code.
Sri Rama therefore to trudge his way along
the coast. While passing through Setu Rasta at Kattumavadi the sea was surging
high and obstructing passage. The legend
says that Rama asked the sea to stop its
billows the Sea Lord obeyed the order. The sea is calm and quiet here even 'the old roads
are gone and not used now after
thousands of years. But along the sea shore when excavations are made, the relics of the
old road are noticed to testify to the presence of a one-time road. |
