Guha shares details of Rama Lakshmana
After hearing those heart rending words Bharatha just sat down. He was born with a silver spoon; he is by nature a very stongperson;he has broad shoulders like a Lion;He has Arms stretching down to his knees;he has wide eyes like the Lotus leaves;he is young;he is very handsome to look at. He is not worthy of undergoing such agony, so he got consoled himself ,since he rememebered Rama , he fell like the elephants which has been hit on it’s heart with a spade . Shatrugna who was near him ran and lifted him laid him in his lap and cried aloud in anguish. Hearing this all the Queens came running and seeing Bharatha who had already lost weight due to fasting and dismayed by Dasaratha’s demise was lying on the ground;seeing this they surrounded him wailing. Kaushalya who was already wincing with Puthra shokam(Grief of separation from son) and loss of her husband came running; like the mother Cow caresses it’s calf with affection; Kaushalya took Bharatah and hugged him “ Ghild ! is Rama’s separation causing you pain in your body? Seeing your plight, Rama will not hesitate to return to Ayodhya. But if you Die will any even look at this direction? I am still alive after Rama and Lakshmana just merely by looking at you. Did you hear any bad news about Lakshamana? Or my only son who went with his wife, did any troubles happen to him? “ Querried Kaushalya.
Bharatha got consoled a bit and pacified Kuashalya,weeping spoke to Guha “ My brother that night where did he lie down for sleeping ? Where did Sita lie down? Where are those beds? What food they had consumed?”heasked. Then Guha was happy as he could narrate about Rama and the opportunity he was blessed to serve him and said “Many types of Meat, Frutis, Roots, other snacks were organized and ready but Rama said ‘ Friend! We are kshathiyas (Warriors); we should only give to others and are not supposed to take from them, so you can take back all these’ thus he pacified us. He asked Lakshamana to bring water from Ganga , drank it and silently peroformed Sandhyavandhanam (Libations with water to Gods, Sun and Planets during Dawn and Dusk). Then Lakshamana prepared the bed by laying down the kushal grass. Rama &Sita sat on that. Lakshamana cleaned their feet and stepped aside. Under this Pungai tree they slept. The bed they slept is this only. Lakshamana through out the night armed guarded Rama & Sita from all four directions. Rama’s one brother drove away Rama to Forest from Ayodhya ; Doubting what this brother will do to him, myself and my relations all kept ourselves awake fully armed, we followed wherever Lashmana went.But there was no reason to doubt or guard Rama. Can any one dare to even cast an eye on Rama who is asking to Devendra(Celstial God)” said Guha.(Slokas 23).
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