It is said that the Vedas came as the Ramayana and that Veda Purusha came as Rama. On many occasions, Rama spoke about values and ethics. But while there are many who talk about ethics, they fail when it comes to putting things into practice. But Rama is held out as an example of One who observed dharma at all times.
It would be very easy to say that this would not have been difficult for Rama for, He was the Supreme One come down to earth. But in the Rama avatara, nowhere did the Lord reveal His Supremacy, said Kidambi Narayanan in a discourse. He lived like an ordinary mortal, and yet He adhered to dharma. When Janaka gave his daughter Sita in marriage to Rama, he said that She too would follow in Rama’s footsteps, as He walked on the dharmic path. Later when Rama was banished to the forest and he asked Sita to stay back, She reminded Him of Her father’s words. Had he not said that She would follow the path of dharma followed by Her husband? That being the case, Her dharma lay in accompanying Him to the forest, She argued.
When Dasaratha informed the assembly of elders that he was going to crown Rama King of Ayodhya, they asked him to do it without delay and listed Rama’s auspicious qualities. Rama had valour, was patient, consoled those in trouble, had gratitude and had control over His senses. He was not weak minded or vacillating.
Rama did not ask His father the reason behind the decision for His coronation or the reason for His banishment. Dasaratha was not only His father, but also the ruler of Ayodhya and a citizen had to obey the king. Rama at all times was a good practitioner of dharma.
