Ayodhya Kaanda
75 - Dialogue between Laksmana and the Nisada; Sumantraís dialogue with Sri Rama and Sita and his returning to Ayodhya
Chaupais
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"I have witnessed the glory of my father's fortune; his footstool is kissed by the crowns of the greatest monarchs. Bereft of my Lord, my parent's home, which is such an abode of bliss, does not attract my mind even in an unguarded moment. My fatherin-law is no less a personage than the King of Kosala, the suzerain lord of the entire globe, whose glory is manifest in all the fourteen spheres comprising the universe. Even Indra (the lord of celestials) goes ahead to receive him and seats him beside himself on his own throne. Such is my father-in-law, Ayodhya is my abode, agreeable is my family and my mothers-in-law love me as my own mother. But without the dust from the lotus feet of my husband (the Lord of Raghus) none affords me pleasure even in a dream. On the other hand, impassable roads, forest regions and hills, elephants and lions, lakes and streams that cannot be crossed, wild tribes such as Kolas and Bhilas, deer and birds- all these are delightful to me in the company of my beloved lord