Ramayan Part 41 - Trijata's Dream Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

Sita was sure of Ram,
That he would come,
Rescue her from them,
And take her home.

The frequent visits of Ravan,
Advice from the guards, one by one,
Seemed to test her will,
To hold on to Ram’s visit still.

The demons planned within,
A plot among them to dine
On her flesh, one fine morn,
Before she went further thin.

Once she was thus eaten
This would free Ravan
From thinking of her
And spoil his future.

Sita shuddered at this plot.
She prayed Ram what
Prevented him killing Ravan
And rescuing her soon.

'What happened to Ram?
Why hadn’t he come?
How could I forget him?
Had Ravan killed him? '

These thoughts worried her,
But she parried them thereafter,
Saying Ram was on his way,
To take her back any day.

A friendly demon, Trijata,
Of her dream, she told Sita,
That Ram killed Ravan,
In Lanka left none.

She reprimanded each Demon,
Not to persecute a saintly woman,
Not to seek their own destruction,
But fall at her feet in prostration.

The only support was Trijata,
As God-send to the poor Sita,
But there were good omens then
That began to appear one by one.

Hanuman saw her tears,
And he had his own fears,
Ram should soon take her back,
Lest her heart might break.

From his hiding place
He uttered in a low voice
The sweet name of Ram
Many times as “Ram, Ram”

Ram’s story he sang softly,
To comfort her really,
Which Sita heard keenly,
Her mind recovered slowly.