Sumanthara chides Kaikeyei
Sumanthara often breathing heavily, shaking his head, in anger clasping his hands ,grinding his teeth,with eyes red, complexion changed, experienced the situation with a heavy heart. Understanding Kayikeyie does not have any love or affection for Dasaratha, he exposed her Wicked secret thoughts /character with his sharp intellect,wiith piercing words like arrow. “ Queen ! this king Dasaratha is the ruler for all the Universe and hence he Is your ruler as well. Further he has married you. When you have ignored your own husband, which sinful act will you not hesitate to carry out? You have killed your own husband;in the wheel of Time cycle you will kill all the members of your clan, there is no doubt on this. Is King Dasaratha an ordinary person? One may win over Mahendra(God of Celestials) but cannot win over him, one can shake the Himlayas but cannot shake him, one can manage to stirr the Ocean but cannot stir his heart/steadfast mind. You with your cruel words and behavior making him wince with pain. Is this reason not enough? He is the Jewell of Ikshwaqu Dynasty. ** ( He got the name Dasaratha as his Chariot is capable of moving in all 10 Directions. Once he went to war with Saneeshwara in the interest of safe gaudring his People from famine for 12 continuous years and won over Saneeshwara with his Sagacity, which Verse is recited even today to ward off Satrun effect). He is made of PARAKRAM (Achievement, Might, Puissance,Exploits,Valor, Heroism, Gallantry,Prowess,Ability,Valour)and the one who protects you. The Boons you ask may be Dangerous, but still he has given them without blocking them.
Let this be so, he has married you and is a part of the Sin and Punyam of yours . Please do not ignore or be indifferent with such a person, this will cut you of from the roots.You are spoiling the country when the Emperor is stil alive. May your son Bharatha become king, let him rule the world.We will go to where Rama goes. Seeing The injustice you are doing, the Brahmins will not stay in your kingdom even for a minute. It is surprise that Bhomadevi(Mother Earth) has not yet blasted open and grabbed you and pushed you to Patal(bottom of earth) inspite of all the injustice meted out by you. It is a surprise that when you are adamant on sending Rama to the Forest, Sages like Vasishta has not cursed you yet; which are like the Flames of fire emanating from Yam dhanda.
One who cuts off a Fruit bearing Mango tree from it’s roots and then planting a Neem Tree sapling and making a path for watering it and then nurturing it with fertilizer and then Milk ; What a great intelligent person must he be? Rama who is an epitome of Virtues, you are sending him to Forest unjustifiably,You ignoble, to achieve your ambitions you have tried so much, would we have to detail King Dasaratha’s, intellect of sturdy Values?
What is the use of telling about you? Will honey flow from Neemtree? ‘If you have seen the Mother, you don’t have to see the daughter’. How will you have Virtues which your mother does not possess? How will her bad qualities will leave you? Your mother is the most wicked, is well known world over. Earlier one Ghandarva had given a word to your father. Due that he had the ability to know the opinions of all Living beings easily.One day when your parents were lying on the cot the ants were moving from the wall to the ground, hearing their conversations in awe, your father was laughing intermittently.Your mother imagined that he was laughing at her and got angry and asked ‘ Why did you Laugh? Tell me the truth’ .Ashwapathi, your father replied ‘ I have no objection in telling you. But the moment I utter the truth, my head will explode into pieces’ . She said ‘ Okok, I know the reason for your Laughter. You do not want to share, so you are giving some lame excuse and deceiving me. Whether you are alive or dead please tell me the reason for your Laughter without hiding the Truth just now.Or else I will lay down my Life just now’ she said. Seeing her adamancy nothing occured to the King of Kayikeya. He went to the Gandharva who had given this rare boon, and explained the actual happening ,and asked him what is his suggestion.He advised ‘ Don’t Listen to her and embrace Calamity’Then your father got over the worry, chided and brushed her and is Living happily like the Khuber(God of Wealth). You are also following the path of your mother and forcing the Emperor to carry out a henious act , will the adage of the world ‘Daughter is like her Mother and Son is like the Father ’ go wrong? The adage is Truth only. Do not be adamant. Please Listen to your father. May Rama be coronated. Have a pity on all the Living beings of the world and protect them . Listening to the words of Great Sinners do not Coronate the younger son by brushing aside the Elder son, this act is against Dharma. Please do not tormnet your Husband who has been protecting all Livng beings.’if that be the case what happens to the boon he has given me?’ if you think that way ; then Emperor Dasaratha is a sacred man,he has plenty of wealth,he is Valorous, Ruler of this world,has immense Mercy as his sterling Quality,will he falter having given a word? So instead of Gold, Silver, Gems, Ornaments Vehicles, Servants, Granary, Nations, and what else you want he can give you. So permit Rama to be coronated tomorrow. He is the 1st son of Emperor; he is sagacious in Country matters , person of repute, By punishing the wicked and safeguarding the pious he is following the Kshatriya (Warrior) Dharma. He ensures all the Living beings are safe as he would protect himself without causing hindrance to them. He is the most Valorous let this Ayodhya be as though you have given it to him.
Don’t you know and realize that Rama going to the Forest leaving his old Father and will cause shame on him? Can any one other than Ram be a ruler of this country? If that be so will anyone stay here even for a minute? Hence do not worry unncessarily. Let Rama govern this country. If Rama is crowned then King Dasaratha will go away to Forest as per the tradition of his fore fathers.Thus Sumanthara in very many ways tried to convince and persuade Kayikeyie. However much He tried counseling, however much he chided her however much he prayed to her, Kayikeyie remained unperturbed and not remorseful . Her decision remained unchanged. Anger in her Face was undiminished. (Slokas 35)
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