Ayodhya Kaanda
100 - Dialogue between Sri Rama, Bharata and others
Chaupais
Description
The whole world will bear witness, on the one hand, to the king having died as a result of his uncompromising love, and to my mother's evil intent, on the other. The queen-mothers are in such distress that one cannot bear to look at them; while the men and women of the city are burning with deep agony. I have heard and realized that I am the root of all trouble and have accordingly endured all suffering. To crown all when I heard that clad in hermit's robes and accompanied by Laksmana and Sita, the Lord of Raghus proceeded to the woods on foot and without shoes, God Sankara be my witness, I survived even that blow. On top of it, when I witnessed the Nisada's love, my heart, which is harder than adamant, refused to break. And now I have seen all with my own eyes and so long as I live my stupid soul will subject me to all kinds of suffering. What shall I say of Rama, Laksmana and Sita, at whose sight even snakes and scorpions on the road forget their virulent poison and irrepressible anger !"