Lk45. Lava And Kusa Tied The Horse Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

LAVA KUSA (UTTARAKANDA)

Rama's Asvamedha Horse
Ran thru' the forest to pass,
Where Lava and Kusa played,
And nearby Mother Sita stayed.

They tied it up to a tree,
Not knowing it was free
To run, unless to fight,
Someone stopped it.

They two stood bold,
When Lakshmana told
To release the horse,
The sacred one it was.

After much discussion,
And a vain persuasion,
Lakshmana began the fight.
They also rushed to fight.

Both sides fought for hours,
But there was no success,
Or defeat on either side,
That puzzled both sides.

The boys sent as final,
One arrow under a spell,
That kept them all fainted
Down on the battle ground.

Rama rushed to the spot
And saw his men's plight.
The boys, who didn't yield
Were ready in the field.

Valmiki and Sita came
To soften both of them
When Rama then understood
His sons, before him, stood.

To establish her sanctity,
Valmiki upheld Sita's purity,
And advised Rama to take
The chaste woman, Sita back.

Note: According to Valmiki's
Uttarakanda, the story goes
differently as told in the next chapter.