Lk42. Birth Of Two Sons To Sita Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

LAVA KUSA (UTTARAKANDA)

Sita gave birth to two sons,
Who were like sons of gods,
As effulgent as the moon,
And born out of god's boon.

Valmiki took a bundle of grass,
Of Kusa, the top portion of grass,
And Lava its lower portion,
As a symbol for their protection.

The first born named as Kusa
And the second one as Lava,
Both were cleansed with grass,
And purified by mantra chants.

It was a moment more joyful
To all the Ashram people,
Who rejoiced o'er their arrival
To this mundane world to rule.

The old women of Ashram,
They started to perform,
Their symbolic protection,
In the prescribed routine.

If they were born in the palace
What a festival of rejoice
It would have really been,
But in a hermitage, were born.

On the other side, Rama
Stayed with Sage Agastya,
Where he was nicely fed
With good quality food.

The next morning, Rama
Took leave of Agastya
Who liberally praised him
And finally blessed him.

Agastya told, "You're
Of all beings a purifier,
And the few who see you
Get purified by you."

"You go with pleasure,
Calmly with no fear,
You'll reach perfection
In your every action."