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actions and propensities. He began the endeavour to root out all his Karmas by means of such austerities and meditat
After having carried out meditation thus for a long time, he proceeded towards a rock named Kotishila. That was the rock which once Lakshman had lifted and placed on his shoulders to prove that he was Vasudev.
Shri Ramabhadra began to carry out meditation on Kotishila.
Absolute detachment! This was what he achieved. He became completely detached from the external world. He attained total deliverance from all attachments and hatred.
Progressing thus step by step, he attained a lofty level of Dharmadhyan.
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Then, he began to carry out Shukladhyan. He began a meditation called 'PRITHAKTA – VITARKA - SAVICHAR'. He began to contemplate on all things from the soul to the smallest atomic practicle in this universe. He contemplated with a deep concentration on the scriptures especially on the fourteenth poorva. With a pure soul, he began to carry out an inward journey and to carry out deep contemplations on the meaning of words, the meaning of sounds and on the meaning of yogas. He contemplated on the various dravyas (substances), gunas (attributes) and paryayas (modifications).
While Shri Rambhadra was thus progressing in his spiritual endeavours, in the twelth heaven a new event was taking place. .
Sita! Sita carried out the Charitradharma with great austerity and after her death in this world, she took birth in the twelfth heaven as Devendra Sita the empress of the vast empire of Ayodhya and the dear wife of Shri Ramachandra took birth as Sitendra in the twelfth heaven.
Divine beings possess the power of extrasensory perception. In consequence, they can visualise all the events taking place in the mortal world but of course, they have to exercise their
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