Uttar Kaanda
199 - Bharata's desolation; meeting of Bharata and Hanuman; rejoicing in Ayodhya
Dohas
Description
The term of Sri Rama's exile was to expire only the next day, which made the people of the city extremely anxious. Wasted in body through separation from Sri Rama, men and women alike were plunged in thought everywhere. Meanwhile auspicious omens of all kinds occurred and everyone felt cheerful at heart. The city itself brightened up all round, as if to announce the Lord's advent. Kausalya and the other mothers all felt inwardly happy as if someone was about to tell them that the Lord had come with Sita and Laksmana. Bharata's right eye and arm throbbed again and again. Recognizing this to be a lucky omen, he felt overjoyed at heart; but the very next moment he became thoughtful again