Status of City without it’s King
Thus speaking Bharatha entered the city with Chariots rolling on.Cats and Owls were running here and there. Men and Elephants were tired due to Sorrow. Like the waning moon fortnight the Night is dark ; Rohini the consort of Moon who normally dazzles as though she is afflicted by an evil planet ; During Summer as the water in Falls is depleted and coagulated with sand and it’s fish and Crocodiles are starved and puny and the birds in it’s banks have become pale and wincing in the heat ; in Yaaga (Offerings to Celestials in the Sacrifical Fire Pits reciting Vedas and the Verses invoking the respective Dieties )shala initially the Agni(Fire) Flame without smoke brightens with golden glow , subsequently with offereings such as Curd, Cooked Rice and others dims and finally extinguishes ; Like the Army which has been beaten by it’s Enemy and with it’s Elephants, horses , Soldiers wounded,the shields split wide open, the Chariots andVehicles decimated and the Army is suffering ; in the ocean the waves were clashing with each other emanating vibrant sound and after that the wind subsides and the waves silently caress the shore ; in the Yagashala after soma bhana and the Priests Rithviks and the participants have left how the yagashala stage looks empty without any hum ; in the cattle heard the Cow having been separated from it’s Ox how it is in anguish and having no heart to eat the new grass and suffers ; The Pearl Necklace with out the Dazzling Navarathnas (1.Ruby2.Natural Pearl
3.Red Coral4.Emerald5.Yellow Sapphire6.Diamond7.Blue Sapphire8.Hessonite 9.Cat's Eye Chrysoberyl loses it’s beauty ; One Star which has lost some of it’s Punyam ( Good fortune accrued from Past or being accumulated for future by Virtuous Dharma/good deeds/conduct) and lost it’s Place which it had earned and falling inot the ground losing it’sLusture ; in the Spring the creeper with flowers which are surrounded by the humming bees, now it has fallen after being burnt ; In the Night Dark clouds covering the Stars and Moons ; Place which has lost it’s roof and the vessels sprewn all around and the drunkards lying dead in the wine shop garden; Earth is broken in slabs , vessels broken, the water tank’s embankment broken and water flowing in abundance with no one to drink them; best of Bow which is trung with a string , has now been cut into pieces by the enemies Arrows and Lying on the ground ; Great Valorous Warrior riding on a pure breed Horse being hit by the enemy is lying on the ground with it’s ornaments strewn around; big fishes, Tortoises, playing happily in a stream , with water drained and it’s banks broken, with Flowers pale; unhappy men with shabby clothes and with skin dirty and sad with sorrow ; like the Sun closeted mongst the dark clouds of the Monsoon; the streets of Ayodhya devoid of people’s movement with no sound and all shops closed wore a desolate Look.
Seeing this Bharatha sitting in the Chariot said “ Sumanthara , in this City unlike normal times the Sounds of instruments are not heard, What a pity, the fragrance of Akil, Sandalwood and other flowers are not blowing every where. After Rama left for forest, the Majestic Elephants, Horses, Chariots , Vehicles those sounds are not heard. The Young like earlier times are bereft of scented garlands are not going out to enjoy; there are no festivities. Is the entire city undergoing sorrow due to Rama being sent to Forest? Has the beauty and Dazzle of Ayodhya gone away with my brother? During heavy rains in the waning Moon Fortnight there is no Light this Ayodhya also is dull. Like the welcome Rain in the peak summer brings happiness to all creatures, when will Rama return to Ayodhya and bring smiles on the faces of people? When will we see the Young persons dressed immaculately with Swelling pride walking in the Boulevard like the Majestic Elephants? thus Lamenting Bharatha entered the Dasaratha’s palace.
The huge cave in the hill where Lion lives, that Lion is wary and tired, like wise without Dasaratha that palace is looking ugly. Earlier times in the Deva AsuraYudahm (War between Celestials and Demons), the Demons won over Celestials in a battle. The Sun which was defeated by Rahu ,Athri Muni became Sun for 7 days guarded this universe. Then when Sun was not there the earth looked dark empty similarly this Queens chambers without movement of people was empty, Bharatha even though was a valorous person was stricken with sorrow and was unable to control his feelings shed tears profusely. (Slokas32).
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