The ‘Esoteric Ramayana’-‘ Yuddha kanda’ ( The chapter on wars)- Thus the battle in between ‘RAMA’ and ‘RAVANA’ is nothing but the process of ‘Self-Realization’, accomplished through ‘SETHU BANDHANA’(Renunciation of the phenomenal world), with the help of monkeys ( vedic aphorisms), killing of ‘RAVANA’ and ‘KUMBHAKARNA’( Winning ‘rajo-guna’ and’ thamo-guna), gaining ‘SITA’ ( Brahma vidya) and ‘Sreerama pattabhishekam’ ( Self-coronation as the emperor of the empire of one`s own self-Truth consciousness and bliss), at ‘AYODHYA’ (The kingdom where there is no more war).

The ‘Esoteric Ramayana’-‘ Yuddha kanda’ ( The chapter on wars)

I. Bridging the ocean (Sethu bandhana)- ( the spirit of renunciation of the phenomenal world, by an aspirant of ‘BRAHMA VIDYA’),
II. Killing ‘RAVANA’ (Casting away ‘rajoguna’, the field of incessant activity),
III. Enthronement of ‘VIBHEESHANA’ (Sathwaguna-self-knowledge) as the king of ‘LANKA’, and
IV. The coronation of ‘SREERAMA’ as the emperor of ‘AYODHYA’ (The self-coronation of an aspirant of ‘Brahmavidya’, as the emperor of the empire, of one`s own ‘SELF’ (Truth-consciousness and bliss),
Are the major events in ‘YUDDHA KANDA’ (The chapter on wars).

Our scriptures are full of wars, in between gods, demons, kings and emperors and these wars have nothing to do with the conventional wars or conflicts. These represent the mental conflicts encountered by a spiritual aspirant, treading the pathless path of ‘BRAHMA VIDYA’.

‘Lanka’ represents the turbulent, ever changing, vagaries of the mind’. ‘RAVANA’ is ‘RAJO GUNA’, (Involvement in desire-prompted activities), ‘KUMBHA KARNA’, ‘THAMO GUNA’ (self-ignorance) and ‘VIBHEESHANA’, ‘SATHWA GUNA’ (self-knowledge). The demons (rakshas) are the mental modifications or thought constructs, creating hurdles in the course of an aspirant of Brahma vidya’. The crossing of the ocean of phenomenal world is made possible, with the help of an army of monkeys (The scriptural aphorisms, showing the pathless path of ‘Brahma vidya’).

Thus the battle in between ‘RAMA’ and ‘RAVANA’ is nothing but the process of ‘Self-Realization’, accomplished through ‘SETHU BANDHANA’(Renunciation of the phenomenal world), with the help of monkeys ( vedic aphorisms), killing of ‘RAVANA’ and ‘KUMBHAKARNA’( Winning ‘rajo-guna’ and’ thamo-guna), gaining ‘SITA’ ( Brahma vidya) and ‘Sreerama pattabhishekam’ ( Self-coronation as the emperor of the empire of one`s own self-Truth consciousness and bliss), at ‘AYODHYA’ (The kingdom where there is no more war). 
 
Friends!

‘BE RAMA’ and ‘WIN SITA’

(Revel in one`s own 'SELF'-'RAMA'- through 'BRAHMA-VIDYA'-'SITA'.

~Swaathmaaraaman