Ayodhya Kaanda
99 - Vasistha's speech
Chaupais
Description
What you have said is no doubt true, my child; but it is all due to Sri Rama's grace. He who is hostile to Rama can never dream of success. I hesitate to tell you one thing; the wise forgo one-half when they find the whole in peril.You two brothers (Satrughna and yourself) retire to the woods; while Laksmana, Sita and the Lord of Raghus may be sent back." The two brothers (Bharata and Satrughna) rejoiced to hear these agreeable words; their whole frame was filled with excess of joy. They were pleased at heart and a glow irradiated their body as though King Dasaratha had come to life again and Rama had been crowned king. The people thought they would gain much while their loss would be comparatively small. The queen-mothers, however, all wept because their joy and sorrow matched each other. "By obeying the Guru's commands," Bharata observed, "One would attain the fruit of gratifying all the creatures of the world. I will stay all my life in the forest; I conceive no greater happiness than this."