Kaushalya Laments
Kaushalya whose body and mind had weakend due to grief caused by Son’s leaving for Forest started telling Dasarath who was lying on the bed.
The Krishna Serpent which after removing it’s skin will bite someone injecting the poison, and will roam around to see whom else it can bite , similarly the very cruel Kayikeyie with cunning Fraudulent poison having bitten Rama and sent him to Forest, is now wandering and wondering whom else to spoil.When a serpent enters the house , seeing it, the tenants and their neighbours tremble. Having spoilt Rama now she will start torturing me.
Rama should not goven this Kingdom. Bharatha should rule , if you think so,please coronate Bharatha. But why should you send Rama to forest?. If you say ‘Because of Rama , there is danger to Bharatha’ I will make Rama subservient to Bharatha.Even then Rama has to be fed and that burden, I will not give the trouble also to Bharatha. I will ask Rama to go and beg in each and every house live with that. Somehow let him be near me.Like the agnihothris give the the offerings (food) meant for celestials to Demons on No Moon and Full Moon days; similary you denied Rama and gave to Kayikeyei. Rama who has the profound Elephant like gait,must be entering the Forest along with Sita and Lakshmana now.
The Children who do not know the Dhukkam(Grief, Pain, Anguish,sorrow, suffering,worry, unhappiness)of staying in Forest , hearing the words of Kayikeyie you have driven them to the Forest ! there what sort of Kasht(Agony,purgatory, discomfort, trouble,hardhip, suffering, harassment, annoyance, travail) will they be facing?, did you think of that? Rama is a Young man, Sita is also Young Lady . Are they not supposed to spend this part of their Life with Fancied Dresses, Oranaments, jewellery, Sofas, Vehicles,Delicious Cuisnes, and live as they desire with their entourages?
When it is so, you felt that they should not remain here and you have driven them to uninhabited Forest without any of the above,and like orphans, they have to eat Vegetables, fruits, Stems of Plants, wearing dresses made of wooden leaves and Barks and also Deer Skin,sleeping under a tree, with constant fear of when Wild animals , Canibals,Rakshasaas are going to attack them. Will the good day when my grief will come to an end and will it come soon? when I can see Rama, Sita & Lakshmana? When will I see This City of Radiance Ayodhya fully adorned with Arches, Decorations, Garlands , in festive atmosphere reciveing Rama Laskshmana and Sita as though they have just got up from sleep? Like the Ox walks behind Cow, when Rama keeping Sita in front will enter this city? Many a Millions of people standing on the Boulevard of King’s path showering the battered white rice on my children ; when will I see that? When will I see Rama & Lakshmana in Huge Chariots with beautiful Ear ring Balls in their Earlobes with their Armamanets lying in front of them entering Ayodhya? Rama who is like the Celestials, and 25 years old, the city having rains thrice in a month and creating happiness for the citizens, when will he come to this City and remove my sadness?, Looks like in my previous birth I have separated the calves which were hungrily drinking Milk from their Mother Cows, other wise why should I suffer despite having given a birth to Rama who is valorous , what may be the reason? Just like a Cow grieving on it’s young Calf killed by a Lion, I have lost my only son to Kayikeyie’s plot and in my grief. Rama who is exponent in all forms of Arts & Scince as well as having the Virtues is separated from me, How will I be alive? My son who is most valorous and courageous still I am being away from him,I am unlucky and I am sure even God deoes not desire me to be alive. Just as the Sun with it’s rays during summer heats up the earth, the pangs of Fire of separation from my son is burning me alive.(Slokas 21).