Ayodhya Kaanda
81 - Sri Rama takes up His abode at Citrakuta; the services of the Kolas and Bhilas
Chaupais
Description
Having beheld the Chief of Raghu's line those who had eyes attained the end of their life and were rid of sorrow; whereas inanimate objects rejoiced at the touch of the very dust of His feet and became eligible for attaining the highest state (blessedness). The forest and hill where that Ocean of Bliss (Sri Rama) took up His abode were naturally lovely; auspicious and the holiest of the holy; how could it be possible to glorify them ? The exquisite beauty of the forest where Sita, Laksmana and Sri Rama came and settled, taking leave of the ocean of milk and bidding adieu to Ayodhya, could not be described even by a hundred thousand Sesas (each with a thousand pairs of tongues). How, then, can I describe it at some length any more than a tortoise living in a puddle can lift Mount Mandara? Laksmana waited upon Sri Rama in thought, word and deed with an amiability and devotion more than one could tell.