SARABHANGAASRAMAMU

Rama,Seetha and Lakshmana travelled and neared Sarabhangasramamu.Rama saw Devendra going to Sarabhanga mahaamuni and talk to him .Rama told Lakshmana that Indra seems to have come with devathas to this asramam.He told Seetha and Lakshmana to stay back and that he would go and asses the situation there.Indra observed Rama coming to the asram.He told the muni secretely that he should not talk to Rama before.He would come again after the operation is completed and then he would talk to Rama.He left with aides to heaven.Rama enetered teh asramam along with Seetha and Lakshmana.They accepted munis welcome whole heartedly.

Rama enquired if the person who talked to him earlier was Indra.

Sarabhanga muni answered in positive.Indra came to take The sage to brahmaloka along with him.But the sage did not want to go to heaven when an important guest like Rama was coming to his asramam.He wanted to go to brahmaloka after receiving Rama properly.With his thapa Sarabhanga muni could axchieve brahmaloka,heavenand other pious places.He wanted to deliver that punya to Rama now.

Rama answered that he was capable of earning all those things by himself.He wanted the sage to guide them properly as to where they had to stay for living.

Sarabhanga muni told Rama that if they went to Sutheekshuni aasramam which was near by,they would direct them aptly some convenient place.They had to walk along the banks of the river to go to that aasramam.He requested them not to leave that place place immediately.He would leave his body soon.They had to go after that incident .

Sarabhanga muni lighted flames nad enetered it.Rama,Seetha and Lakshmana were awed to see that act.Sages body was burnt out.From flames arose Young and energetic sage and he went to Brahmalokam easily.