जय श्रीराम!
Notes: Trust Kālidāsa to captivate us with the minimum of words and yet speak volumes in terms of Rasa. He paints an image of great pathos -the scene of Śrīrāma walking on the thorn-ridden, stony, uncharted forest tracks, followed by his beloved Sītā, with Lakṣmaṇa bringing up the rear in all vigilance, into denser and denser forest regions. Kaikeyī wanted neither comfort nor prosperity for Śrīrāma. She virtually cursed him. But what do we see here? Devī Sītā walking in tow with great dedication!
Kālidāsa says, " Sītā, the princess and daughter of King Janaka who was known as the great Rajarṣī (as he was equally at home amidst royal opulence as well as in a hermitage), followed Śrīrāma. She was resplendent as the embodiment of Devī Lakṣmī, despite Kaikeyī's forbidding her! Despite Kaikeyī 's machinations, there was no way the Goddess of Fortune would abandon the Virtuous. Thus, it was but natural that the goddess of all glory and prosperity dutifully followed the one who was endowed with all noble qualities."
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जय श्रीराम!
