COMPARISON OF AYODHYA ARCHERS WITH RAMA
1-5-20 SANSKRIT:
ye ca baan`aih na vidhyanti viviktam aparaa param
shabda veedhyam cha vitatam laghu hastaa vishaaradaaha.
CONTEXT
Description of the city of Ayodhya. This verse describes the archers of Ayodhya.
ENGLISH:
The archers of Ayodhya do not kill creatures which do not have a parent or child (predecessor or successor). They also do not kill creatures using sonic-archery or fleeing animals.
CRITICAL REMARKS: If the archers of Ayodhya followed such sympathetic principle (allowing every animal to continue its clan. If a lone animal without a predecessor or a successor is killed its clan ends), its great. It is a question of guess: ‘how they knew in respect of each animal whether it has a predecessor or successor.’
While the archers followed such kind practice, Rama chased the golden deer though it is a lone animal, just to satisfy the desire of Sita. It was also a fleeing animal. After finding that the golden deer was a demon, he killed another demon. Rama does not seem to have any inhibitions like predecessor or successor.
*Rama will kill Vali from behind and justify it by saying both moving and resting animals can be killed!
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