“If the thorns sting and the body pines away, I shall endure the hardship of the thorn on my head.
”If the tigers and serpents fall on my head, even then I shall not utter ‘oh’ or ‘alas’.
“For me the exile in the forest is good for me than the palace, O beloved! bow at your feet.
“Do not joke with me at this sad hour, I shall have hope and return to our home if I shall be with you, but I shall not live here without you.”249.
Speech of ram addressed to Sita :
“O Sita! I am telling you the truth that you will be able to serve your mother-inlaw nicely while living in your home.
“O doe-eyed! The time will pass away quickly, I shall rule alongwith you.
“If indeed, your mind does does not feel at home in Oudh, O winsome-faced! You go to your father’s house.
“In my mind the instruction of my father abides, therefore you permit me to go to go to the forest.”250.
Speech of Lakshman :
This talk was going on when hearing it, Lakshman came with his bow in his hand and said, “Who can be that undutiful son in our clan who has asked for exile of Ram?
“This foolish person (king) pierced by the arrows of the god of love, entrapped in cruel misconduct, under the impact of a foolish woman is dancing like a monkey understanding the sign of a stick.251.
“Taking the stick of lust in her hand Kaikeyi is causing the king to dance like a monkey that proud woman has caught hold of the king and sitting with him she is teaching him lessons like a parrot.
This woman is riding over the heads of her co-wives like a god of hods and for a short while is making current the coins of leather like the king (i.e. she is behaving to her liking). This cruel, inferior, ill-disciplined and ill-mouthed woman has not onl
“The people have begun to talk ill of both the king and the queen, how can I live by forsaking the feet of Ram, therefore I shall also go to the forests
“The whole time has passed in seeking an opportunity to serve ram and in this way the time will deceive all. I am telling the truth that I shall not stay at home and if this opportunity of service is lost, then I cannot avail it.”253.
Holding the bow in one hand and tightening the quiver and holding three-four arrows in the other hand both the brothers are looking impressive the side on which the
They bowed before the mothers who hugging them with their bosoms said, “O son! you come with great hesitation when you are called but how you have come today yourself.”254.
Speech of Ram addressed to the Mother :
“The father has exiled me and now you permit us to depart for the forest, I shall come back on the fourteenth year after roaming in the forest stuffed with thorns for thirteen years.
“O mother! if I live, we shall meet again and if I die then for that purpose I have come to request you for forgiveness of my mistakes. On account of the boons granted by the king after residing in the forest, I shall rule again.”255.
Speech of the Mother addressed to Ram:
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When the mother heard these words, she clung to the neck of her son and said, “Alas, O Ram the superb person of Raghu clan! why are you going to the forest, leaving me here?”
The position which is felt by the fish on forsaking water, who was in the same condition and all her hunger and thurst ended, she fell unconscious with a jerk and her heart felt scorching blaze.256.
“O son! I live only on seeing your face and Sita also remains pleased on visualizing your divinity, on seeing the beauty of Lakshman, Sumitra remains pleased, forgetting all her sorrows.”
These queens seeing Kaikeyi and other co-wives, and expressing their contempt, felt pride on account of their self-respect, felt pride on account of their self-respect, but see, today their sons are going to the forest, leaving them weeping like orphans,
There were many other people also who collectively laid emphasis on not allowing Ram to leave for the forest, but he did not agree with anyone. Lakshman also went to the palace of her mother in order to bid farewell to her.
He said to his mother, The earth is full of sinful acts and this is the opportune time to live with Ram.” After hearing such words his mother fell down like the great and proud warrior who falls down with the blow of the spear and sleeps.258.
“Which mean person has done this deed and said such things to Ram? He has lost his merit in this and the next world and who killing the king, has thought about the acquisition of supreme comfort.