(Part 3)
Maryada #Purusottama
In this avatara, #Bhagavan is called maryada purusottama because he upheld dharma and never transgressed the bounds of dharma. Maryada means boundary, the norms of behavior accepted by human beings – martyaih adhiyate iti maryada. Even in common parlance, when somebody misbehaves, we say he is transgressing his limits.
In this avatara, #Bhagavan is called maryada purusottama because he upheld dharma and never transgressed the bounds of dharma. Maryada means boundary, the norms of behavior accepted by human beings – martyaih adhiyate iti maryada. Even in common parlance, when somebody misbehaves, we say he is transgressing his limits.
Bhagavan’s greatness and glory lay not just in following the norms of dharma – though even that is quite difficult – but also in raising the very standards of that dharma.
Even in sports, a person is acclaimed when he breaks earlier records and sets a new standard. Sri Rama set new standards and so did #Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna, under his inspiration.
That is why he is called Maryada Purusottama.
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