Baal Kaanda
50 - Laksmana's fulmination
Chaupais
Description
Held captive within Her lotus-like mouth Her bee-like speech refused to stir out for fear of the night of modesty. Tears remained confined within the corner of Her eyes,* just as the gold of a stingy miser remains buried in a nook of his house. Sita felt abashed when She perceived Her great agitation of mind; summoning up courage in Her heart, therefore, She confidently said to Herself, "If I am true to my vow in thought, word and deed, and if my mind is really attached to the lotus-feet of Sri Rama, I am sure God, who dwells in the heart of all, will make me Sri Rama's bondslave; for one gets united without doubt with him for whom one cherishes true love." Casting a glance at the Lord She resolved to love Him even at the cost of Her life. Sri Rama, the embodiment of compassion, understood it all; looking at Sita He glanced at the bow as Garuda (the king of birds and a sworn enemy of serpents) would gaze on a poor little snake.