Thursday, October 7, 2010

Victory,at last....

"The years of anxious searching in the dark, with their intense longing, their intense alternations of confidence and exhaustion and the final emergence into the light—only those who have experienced it can understand it."
These immortal words of Albert Einstein ring in my mind as i try to express my thoughts on the Ayodhya verdict.Only those associated with the Ramjanmabhoomi case for a long time can understand why there is a hue and cry over a piece of land.My grandfather,uncle,mother have all been involved in the temple movement.Ours is a family which holds Lord Ram above everything else in this world.I have always felt all my attempts to seek the blessings of the Lord would be futile unless the Ram temple is built at Ayodhya.As L K Advani said,"Only when the Ram mandir is built at Ayodhya,can the slogan Jai Shree Ram come from the heart".Only i know how delirious i was on the night of September 29th.My uncle had told me that the case of the Sunni Wakf Board was very strong,as the land had been registered under them in the land records.All this was nonsense to my ears.How could humanity be be deluded forever?Could the truth be hid forever.Yeah,it could,if that was the Lord's wish.But could that be the Lord's wish?
It was indeed a moment of truth.If the verdict went the other way,it would seem to justify the demolition of the temple at Ayodhya.Moreover,such a verdict would mock at the teachings of the Ramayan.
"धर्मो रक्षति रक्षथा हा"(If you protect Dharma ,Dharma will protect you)
I constantly tried to remind myself of Bharathiar's verse
"தருமத்தின் வாழ்வுதனை சூது கவ்வும்
தருமம் மறுபடி வெல்லும்
இந்த இயற்கை மருமத்தை நம்மாலே உலகம் கற்கும்
வழி தேடி விதி இந்த செய்கை செய்தான்" .
Still,I could not pacify myself.Now,I do feel ashamed of it.i placed more trust in the words of my uncle than in the words of Valmeeki.I was also very much frustrated with myself with not being able to do anything in this regard.I used to tell my parents,"This is the time for actions,not words",whenever we discussed the matter at home.But these too were mere words.What had i done?Nothing.Of course,i was too young....
But,in that sense,wasn't i too young to even think about this matter? These questions pondered me,again and again.I became even more frustrated to see my mother watching Airtel Super Singer.i had a go at her,but that didn't help much.I went to the terrace and chanted the Lord's name 5840 times.Just to convince myself that all was not gone.That was probably for the first time in my life that I prayed for a selfless cause.
After a tense sleep,i woke up at 6 am,then 7am,then 8am,unable to face the reality that the Judgement Day had arrived.the day i had been awaiting for so many years...Somehow,i was reluctant to face it due to my uncle's information.Frustrated with myself for thinking like a rationalist,I went about my chores.
It became impossible for me to write records after 1 pm.It seemed to be too much for me to handle,what with news channels coming with ridiculous suggestions that a hospital should be built at the disputed site.a hospital can be built anywhere in the world,but there was,is and will be only one Ramjanmabhoomi.It is an issue of religious assertion and merely a land dispute.Mosques exist all over India,but only the Babri Masjid was demolished.
Why?
Because it is Ramjanmabhoomi.Even government records name the place as Ramjanmabhoomi.Just like Mambalam,Kodamlakkam,Shenoy Nagar,that place's name is Ramjanmabhoomi,and the place where the mosque once sttod is called Ram Sthupa.not because of the makeshift temple that exists at that spot now,but due to the undying faith of the Hindus,all over the world........
At 3:30,my mother shut her eyes with a cloth..It was an emotional moment for her.It probably meant a lot more to her than it did to me.She was associated with the temple movement right since birth.She had been the very few who had performed puja on a brick for a month and sent it to Ayodhya in 1992(This was how the temple movement gained momentum-such bricks were given to many hose holds and those bricks,inscribed with the letters राम were sent to Ayodhya,after puja was performed).I knew how she was feeling,though she was trying to put on a brave face,all the while.After endless delays,the verdict was announced to the media.The first thing i saw was the flash news
"Sunni Wakf Board title suit dismissed".
"Disputed site is Ramjanmabhoomi:Allahabad High Court"
"Ram lala idols should not be removed".
Words cannot express the feelings i experienced.Emotions are to be felt...not witten upon.
I jumped with joy and cried"Jai Shri Ram",again and again and again.Now i think i understood what Advani meant.We might've got freedom from the British in 1947,but freedom from Babur only in 2010.....
As i came to know the details of the verdict,i was shocked to find out that one third of the land was given to the Waqf board.This is indeed a legal tamasha.How can they be entitled to the land when their title suit has been dismissed?The suit of the Ramjanmabhoomi Nyas was not dismissed as it was filed on behalf of Lalla Virajman-the presiding deity at the disputed site.According to Article 25,suits filed on behalf of a deity can never be barred by time. How well thought was the idea behind filing the suit on behalf of Ram Lala.Mysterious,indeed are the ways of the Lord.
As expected,the case goes to the Supreme Court.This,we all knew even before the verdict was read out.The thing is,now i know for sure that the case of the Hindu groups is strong,and more importantly,the Lord knows how to triumph.
Yeah,you cannot banish Lord Ram forever.Even Kaikeyi exiled him only for 14 years.Lord ram shall return to Ayodhya,sooner than later.Hinduism's time is yet to come.It will.
The road to Ayodhya is via Delhi.Hope you understand what i mean.
Jai Shree Ram!!