Sri Rama Sita Debate
Tears welling up her Eyes Sita spoke softly to Rama “ You have said there will be many troubles by living in the forest and that I can not bear them. You are more dearer to me than my own life, when you are around then those troubles will be like the Cockoo’s songs, like the purest Sandal wood, Like the cool breeze, will give me comfort and happiness will not be the reason for my Travails. The Wild animals Elephant, Tiger, Lion, Serpent, Ox, Deer and other Animals and Birds on seeing You will give way. They have not seen this sort of Animal till date,Are there any one who is not afraid which is terrifying?
I also want to go to Forest along with you and I told you that your parents orders include me as well. If I am separated from you, I will not be alive. Further when my father got me married to you said ‘ This sita who is beside you will follow the Dharma as you do. She will not be separated from you like your own shadow’ he said that eh? Now I should also observe the Dharma which you fowllow as the Sages Do. You can leave me here, when your shadow stops following you. When iam with you, will even the Celestial God Indra dare to even look at me?. Is there a need for the Lady who is separated from her husband to be alive?’ have you not told this to me many times.
“ Let it be so: before I married you , when I was in my father’s place the Brahmins who were expert in Astrolgy ‘ this Gril has to live in Forest as per the horoscope’ I have heard this from them. Furthe this was told by the experts in Samudhrika Sashtra (Science of predicting the Body features of a person) have also foretold and I have been always awaiting the pleasure of living in Forest from then on. Their predicitions about my being I Forest is due to the previous Brith’s result. Can I not escape the fruit of my PrapthaKarma(Previoubrith debt). I will go to forest but not without you.’ I have to live in forest ‘ these Brahmins have told. The Time also have come now,hence I am coming with you. Can we make the Brahmins words falter? I know that if we live in Forest we have to bear many difficulties. But I do not have that experience. It has been told only for those who have not controlled their senses and their Mind. When I was living in my parent’s palce one sage had told my mother “Your daughter Sita has to Live in Forest, this is seen in her hroscope’ She is simple and and She is not an ordinary Girl.
Let this go: Many a time I have reminded you “ You and me should go the Forest where Penance is done, go and see the Sages Hermitage on the banks of Ganga”. You said “ May it be so, let the appropriate time comes I will take you.” Haven’t you said so? Iam wondering when that time will come and awaiting it every minute. Hey Warrior! May auspicious things happen to you. Let us spend the time in Forest in a playful manner. At that time I have been wanting to serve you and thus I am desiring for the same.
Hey Rama who does not have Dosh(Fallacy, deficiency, defect,flaw, offence, weakness, fault, imperfection, shortcoming, blame, catch, mistake, guilt, reflection, accused, culprit,delinquent, culpable,convice, blameworthy)I have limitless Love for you, if I also live in Forest , I will be able to get rid of All Sins You will say ‘ if you remain here and pray to gods, will you not get that benefit?’ For Ladies Husband is the KualDeivam(God of the Clan or Dyansty)is there any other God? My being with you in this world and the World afte life will only ensure my well being. Same thing has been told by learned Brahmins “ A Lady with her Kula Aacharam been married by her Parents and handed over to a Man. As long as this Lady observes the Pathivratha( pure pristine and Noblest, Chaste, Loving, Humble dotting Wiife not falling prey to Fame, Money or Power) Dharma without any short coming , she will not part from her Husband even after the Death **(This is applicable to Pthivrata only, as the next Birth depends on the Karma of this birth for normal Humans).” I have heard this Veda Vakhya please do not mistake me that you are not aware and I am teaching you. I have only given you an historical evidence (Sruthi Pramaanam) to take me to Forest.
Now for what reason can you deny me from taking to the Forest? Am I not your wife? So far, have you ever seen shortcoming in my conduct? Have I not worshipped you as my Gathi ( refuge, final deliverance from birth and death, path, pace, soul’s birth, state, instrument to achieve), and my God ? Are there any one else who has kept more devotion than me? Have you ever seen my overjoyed and buoyant in Good Times or rolling on the ground and crying when bad times came? Don’t I have equal share in your Sukham and Dukham? Are you not seeing my Suffering now when you have so long been denying to take me along with you? When all this is there , then why does it not occur to you that taking me to Forest is justified? The thought I have to be alone without you is making me cry so much, if you leave me and go then I will consume Poison, fall in Fire, Drown in water or somehow I will remove my Praanan(-Life force, Last Breathe,that without which causes Physical and medical Death)’” thus Sita pleaded in many ways.
Then Rama “ The Wild Forest totally unihabitted how can I take this lady who has all along enjoyed comfort? She is not agreeing to be left here. Sita seeing this got worried and tears were rolling down her Eyes in torrents , and was left standing gaping. However much Rama tried and and pacified, she did not accept his proposal. (Slokas 25).
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