Lanka Kaanda
197 - Sri Rama and Sita leave for Ayodhya on the aerial car, Puspaka
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Description
The All-merciful Lord of Rama (Sita or Laksmi), the wisest among the wise, took and clasped him to His bosom and, seating him very close to Him, enquired after his welfare. Guha submitted in reply: "Now all is well with me; for I have beheld Your lotus-feet, worthy of adoration even to Viranci (Brahma) and Lord Sankara. O blissful Rama, self-sufficient as You are, I simply adore You; O Rama, I adore You." That Nisada, who was low in every respect, Sri Hari clasped to His bosom as though he were Bharata himself ! A victim of infatuation, this dull-witted Tulasidasa, however, has cast out of his mind even such a benign lord. This story of the Slayer of Ravana, is not only sanctifying but vouchsafes loving and perpetual devotion to Sri Rama's feet. Nay, it uproots lust and other evil passions and begets true wisdom and is gladly sung by gods, the Siddhas and sages.