Lakshman Ghat

The flowers get importance from its fragrance and diamonds
 get importance from its sparkling brightness.
 An Diamond like Jeevatma gets its importance from being Seshatvam (being subservient).

 If an Jeevatma is not able to serve the lord, the atma looses worth and their is no point in telling Athma. Atma (soul) is different from the physical body and it is much more superior. Physical body is disposable and Atma is not. Body is made up of five essential elements.

 Atma is made up of Gnanam (Knowledge). Intelligent, understands Atma. Understanding Atma is not sufficient, one should have the feeling that he is the servant of Lord. Many people have served Lord Rama, in that list first comes Lakshmana. When Lord Rama goes on exile for fourteen years on the insistence of Kaikeyi, Lakshmana leaves his wife Urmila and joins Rama.


Lakshmanan is called in different names like Ilaya Perumal, Ilakkuvan. Sri Rama departed for Sri Vaikuntam with entire population of Ayodhya. Did Lakshmanan go along with Lord Rama, No Lord Rama followed Lakshmanan. When Lord Rama walked in the forest during the period of exile, Alwar sings this in below verse....

nerizaiyum iLangkovum pinbu poga evvaru nadanthanai emmi ramavo (Perumal Thirumozhi 9-2)

Lord Rama, Sita Devi and Lakshmana walking through the Dandakaranya forest in the order of Rama being in the front, Sita Devi in the middle and Lakshmana at the very end.

"agrata: prayayou Rama: Seeta madhye sumadhyama
prishthato tu dhanushpani; Lakshmano anujagama ha"

Sage Valmiki states the above verse. Lord Rama must have thought, for how long will Lakshmana follow me and my footsteps. For a change let me follow Lakshmanan. Probably that is the reason why Lakshmanan went to Vaikuntam first and then Rama followed him. Among the brothers, Lakshmana formed a special bond to Rama, Lakshmana was never there without Sri Rama. In Punarvasu, Rama's avatar, in Ashlesha Nakshatra Lakshman's avatar who was born after Lord Rama. Then, when did Sri Rama depart for Vaikuntam? And, when did Lakshmana leave for Vaikuntam? To know answer for this, we have come to Lakshman Ghat on the banks of Sarayu river. Lakshman wanted to welcome Rama in Vaikuntam and didn't want to stay in this earth without Rama so he went to Vaikuntam before Rama from Lakshman Ghat.