Sometimes I ponder… The entire Ramayana revolves around Lord Rama and Maa Sita as a couple, yet nowhere in the Ramcharitmanas is their great love explicitly stated. There are glimpses—subtle expressions scattered throughout—but never a direct declaration. Why is that?
If the Ramayana were framed as a love story, it would cast Lord Rama in a rather tragic light. Imagine—a divine figure consumed by sorrow over losing his wife, his love enduring through suffering. But no, that would reduce it to just another heartbreaking tale, like that of the Romeo and Juliet—perhaps moving, perhaps with a happy ending, but nothing more. Surely, the Ramayana has much greater depth than that!
Love is pretty. I mean, yeah! Red roses, dusky skin, a flowerbed blue-sky and butterfly hair. You can’t ask for more!
Yeah… But what about the shadowed caves, the hidden coral reefs on a shipwreck, the moss-clad ruins of an ancient temple, and the drenched emerald forests? If love is all you see, you might just miss everything else.
So! Just for now, let’s explore Ramayana, instead.
Ramayana is Not a Love Story, it’s The Charitra of Lord Rama.
Today’s understanding of love is quite superficial, and contemporary authors often distort the scriptures with their own interpretations. I won’t sugarcoat this—it may sound blunt, but it’s the truth. Hear me out.
If someone’s actions and words make you joyful, and the same person’s inaction and no-words makes your heart shriek, you’re in Moh (attachment), maybe alongside love.
You cannot fully grasp the actions of Rama, Sita, Hanuman, or others in the Ramayana through simple contemplation alone. A deeper understanding—one rooted in mathematical thinking—is essential to truly comprehend who and what Rama is.
Ramcharitmanas is a symphony of divine mathematics, intricately woven in verses. So too is the universe—mathematics that sings the music of creation.
Unlike Mathematics, Personal Interpretations Can be Wrong
The fact that I know many teenage girls are BTS fans could lead to two interpretations in your mind. Either that I interact with a lot of teenage girls (that was an odd one)… or it could mean that I have younger sisters who are BTS fans. The latter is the truth, but I know someone whose first thought was the former. I know it, alright?
Your interpretations can deceive you, but my math never lies to me. 1 and 1 will always be 2. 3 and 3 will always be 6. And there’s more! Math is not just of the numbers, but also of thoughts, emotions, vibrations, reverberations… gross, subtle and causal forms! Let me explain further.
Take the number system, for example (1, 2, 3…). Numbers are essentially one-dimensional symbols we use to quantify a single aspect of creation. After all, they are just discrete symbols representing quantity. Since we have ten fingers, we developed a base-10 system. If we had more, we would have created more symbols, but that wouldn’t change the mathematics itself. This is because math is rooted in fundamental truths of the universe—1 + 1 = 2, and it cannot be 3, just as blue and yellow must combine to make green.
Now imagine that you don’t know the number system, and you create your own symbols in your head to measure various (fundamental) aspects of creation. If you did this, your ability to quantize the world: the physical, the mental, and the spiritual aspects will become much more nuanced and extraordinary. (Disclaimer: Don’t actually try to do this on your own, as it might break your mind.)
Music is a More Advanced Form of Mathematics
If you don’t like the term mathematics, you can also see creation as a conglomeration of musical notes. Music is deeply mathematical, yet you don’t need to consciously do math to create it— it just flows from the mind.
Likewise, there are subtler aspects to space (or ether) that you can train yourself to see through yogic practices. Once you see them, you understand them. And then you can create your own music with them. Maa Saraswati’s idol with a sitar is precisely a depiction of this very truth. When you worship that form of her’s, you embody that quality within yourself.
Mathematics is accurate because it is a direct representation of the truth. Through it, you can learn everything about creation, from its beginning to its ultimate. This is also the foundation (seed) of Hatha Yoga, Vedic math, Jyotishmaya intelligence, and all of yogic Siddhis.
Once you develop a mathematical mind, you begin to see far more than the average person. You can even see a person’s past, present and future. What they were and what they did in their past lives. With the same mathematics, you can decide your place, time, and conditions of your next birth, and also the place you’ll go to to remind yourself of of your past lives. You can even decide when to leave the body (Maha-samadhi), and when to reincarnate.
The science of Yoga is just phenomenal, but also outlandish for a normally functioning person. It might sound woowoo-ish to you, but for many yogis/sadhus/maharishis, it’s a living reality, especially in India.
The depth of this subject goes so deep that even touching the surface of the science of Prana would take a lifetime’s worth of explanation and practice. Okay! Forget it, we’re getting too serious and intense now. If you want that kind of intensity in your life, then I’m down! Stick around and find out! If not, then chill maar!
Why is Ramayana so Special?
Lord Rama’s divine qualities have earned him many names.
- He is Karuna-nidhan (The ocean of compassion)
- Sharanagat-vatsal (One who loves and protects all who seek his refuge)
- Dharma-murti (The embodiment of righteousness)
- Maryada Purushottam – The supreme upholder of boundaries (of Dharma)
- Satya-vachan (One who speaks the truth) and more.
Both my calculations and experience of his divine personality tells me that he grants the most of himself to those who surrender to him (his charitra) completely. I have seen it, clearly — with utmost articulation. From Tatva-vygaan’s perspective and psychological perspective.
Why did Rama went to such an extent when he is beyond moh and maya? The answer to this question is in one of his names. He is Sharanagat-vatsal. More than anyone else, Maa Seeta had taken his refuge.
For someone, who has come under your protection, who has given and surrendered their all to you, to be abducted from you just like that, isn’t it your dharma to love, protect, and care for that person?
To elaborate on the relationship between Rama and Seeta. There is not a speck of moh. Of course, there is love, but the quality that makes their relationship divine is not love, it is devotion.
Rama is devoted to Seeta, and Seeta is devoted to Rama. On the other hand, if they had been the embodiment of love, and if Tulsidas had put the lime light on ‘the power of love’ in Ramcharitmanas, then we might as well have idols of Romeo and Juliet in our temples.
The moral of the story is, if you love like Rama and Seeta, your life will be blissful and divine. And if love like Romeo and Juliet, you’re going to be miserable.
The math of Ramcharitmanas is stellar. So, I’d suggest studying it from the original scripture, or through someone who knows the math of it. The more you read and understand the divine literature, the more you embody it, exhibit it, and radiate it through your presence.
That’s all.
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