Lk39. Lakshmana Talks To Sumantra Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

LAVA KUSA (UTTARAKANDA)

Lakshmana was restless
On seeing Sita's distress
And he felt sorrow for her
Rama having forsaken her.

On his way back, he asked,
"Oh Charioteer, how would
Rama take Sita's separation
Just o'er a false accusation? "

"Is there any grief greater than
Banishing all of a sudden
His own wife, the woman
Free from any kind of sin? "

"Having spent fourteen years
In the Dandaka dense forests
It pained him to banish her,
On citizens talking ill of her."

Sumantra said, "These're all
Foreseen by astrologers well,
In the presence of your father,
To know our Rama's future."

"Bereft of any happiness,
A life of sorrow he has.
Separation from dear ones,
It's written on his face."

"I was warned not to reveal,
By your father, to you all,
As fate indeed is inevitable,
By which pain and sorrow befall."

"I'm forced to say this now
To relieve you somehow,
From your present grief,
The severe one in your life."

"Once the wife of Sage Bhrgu
Was killed by Lord Vishnu,
As she sheltered dangerous
Men, the enemies of Devas."

"For this, Vishnu was cursed
That on the earth he would
Suffer a long separation
From his wife later on."

"So, there is no cause
For your grievances,
When the fate dictates
One's own happenings."