Lk40. Lakshmana Comforts Rama Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

LAVA KUSA (UTTARAKANDA)

Lakshmana touched the feet
Of Rama and said, "I've left
Sita near the holy hermitage
OfValmiki, the great sage."

"To serve at the feet of yours,
I've come back to our place,
Please don't feel worried,
As wise don't feel dejected."

"What's decided by our fate
None of us can prevent it.
You're capable of controlling,
Your hidden inner feelings."

"The ill-report will circulate
Even now, without doubt,
For which you've forsaken
Sita, without any fault or sin."

Rama replied, "Your sweet
Words give me comfort,
My own self now I'm.
Let me try to be calm."

"Four days have passed.
After my Sita departed,
Our daily duties remain
Under state of suspension."

"Failing in his duties
Daily to his subjects,
A king will go to hell
This I need not tell."

"As you're well aware
The kings who didn't care
Reaped curses from subjects
To undergo various punishments."

The King Nrga's story
The King Nimi's story
And others, he narrated,
Where they were cursed.

These stories did tell
How they suffered hell
Having failed in their duties
Towards their own subjects?