Uttar Kaanda
206 - Sri Rama's exhortation to His subjects (Sri Rama-Gita); the citizensí acknowledgement
Chaupais
Description
On hearing Sri Rama's nectar-like words all who (had assembled there) clasped the feet of the All-merciful. "Fountain of mercy ! You are our father and mother, preceptor and kinsman; You are dearer to us than our own life. Rama, You are our body, wealth and habitat and You are beneficent to us in everyway, relieving as You do the agony of the suppliant. None other than You could give such instruction; for even father and mother are devoted to their own interest. You two are the only disinterested benefactors in this world-Yourself and Your servant, O Destroyer of the demons. Everyone else in this world has his own interest to serve; no one thinks of other's highest (spiritual) interests even in a dream, O Lord." The Lord of the Raghus was delighted at heart to hear the words of all, steeped as they were in the nectar of love. On receiving the Lord's permission they returned each to his own residence, repeating on the way the Lord's charming discourse.