-Once Narada Rishi told Valmiki Rishi in brief the Ramayana
-Dasharatha Maharaja appeared in the dynasty of Ikshvaku
-Dasharatha Maharaja gets everything prepared to Rama’s raja-abhisheka
-2 boons Kaikeyi asked from the King Dasharatha: to exile Rama to the forest, to crown Bharata
-Rama, Sita and Lakshmana move into the forest
-Sita-devi gives a perfect indirect answer to those who asked who her husband was, Rama or Lakshama
-Dasharatha wants to bring Ramachandra back from the forest
-All the subjects followed Ramachandra and then He decided to leave hiddenly in the night
-Ramachandra crossed the Ganges and proceeded to Chitrakut
-Lila on how Dasharatha Maharaja killed a boy by mistake while hunting in his youth and was cursed by a boy’s parents to feel separation with his own son
-Bharata had a nightmare and spoke it to his grandfather
-A dream that happens between 3am and 5am will come true in life
-Chant the holy names before sleep, when you go to sleep wash your hands, feet and mouth and wear fresh night clothes, take the name of Padmanabha Bhagavan before sleeping. If you have a nightmare, utter the name of Govinda. As soon as you wake up you would immediately chant harinama.
-Chant 16 names of Bhagavan daily
-Remember related names of God in different situations (Padmanabha, Janardana, Vamanadeva, Varahadeva, etc)
-Chanting the holy names is more powerful than bathing in the Ganges. Lila of Siva disguising a leprosy man and asking people to bring him a lota of water from the Ganges
-If someone cannot tolerate bathing in the river due to health issues, he can do mantra-snana
-Valmiki Rishi curses the hunter who killed a female crane
-After sleeping during the day, you should change your clothes and sprinkle the water on your head
Festivals, India, Lectures in Hindi, India 2022
