IN AYODHYA.
sumanthra returned in the empty chariot with heavy heart. he went to the dasaratha's presence. ''have you come back after leaving my rama in the forest?o rama !how can i live without you ?'' dasaratha moaned and lapsed in to unconsciousness.kausalya and sumitra sat by the old king's bed side . he recalled an episode in his past and recounted it to the grieving women.
once, in his youth, he had gone hunting . he was skilled in shooting an arrow at game by mere sound. he heard a gurgling noice and thought that it was a elefent which had come to drink water at the river. he shot a arrow and ran in the direction of the noice.their he found that his arrow had hit a young ''rishi'', who had been filling a pitcher with water, and not a elefent as he had thought. ''sir please forgive me !who are yo?''he cried.
'' my name is shravan kumar.you have killd me . my old blind parents will be waiting for me to fetch water for them .take this pitcher to that hut there and go. ''the ''rishi'' fell dead.dasaratha picked up the pitcher and went inthe direction shravan kumar had pointed out.
''o shravan!why are you late in bringing the water?'' the old man called out when dasaratha entered the hut.'' please forgive me! iam king dasaratha and not your son.i was out hunting and by mistake, i shot an arrow at your son who was by the river side,he is dead .please forgive me for the terrible sin. committed unknowingly!'' dasaratha trembled with fear.
'' what !is our beloved son dead?'' they bouth said.''please take us to him atonce!.''dasaratha carried the sightless old couple to the spot they cried.
''o king! as you have caused our son's death and have broken the hearts of his sightless old father and mother , you too will suffer similarly wehn you are separated from your son in old age, and die heart broken with grief!''the old woman cursed dasaratha as husband and wife entered their son's funeral pyre.dasaratha now told kausalya that he was paying for his sin as he was separated from his beloved son in his old age and was losing his sense of sight too.
he moaned the name of rama and go to bed.his death was discovered only next morning.
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sumanthra returned in the empty chariot with heavy heart. he went to the dasaratha's presence. ''have you come back after leaving my rama in the forest?o rama !how can i live without you ?'' dasaratha moaned and lapsed in to unconsciousness.kausalya and sumitra sat by the old king's bed side . he recalled an episode in his past and recounted it to the grieving women.
once, in his youth, he had gone hunting . he was skilled in shooting an arrow at game by mere sound. he heard a gurgling noice and thought that it was a elefent which had come to drink water at the river. he shot a arrow and ran in the direction of the noice.their he found that his arrow had hit a young ''rishi'', who had been filling a pitcher with water, and not a elefent as he had thought. ''sir please forgive me !who are yo?''he cried.
'' my name is shravan kumar.you have killd me . my old blind parents will be waiting for me to fetch water for them .take this pitcher to that hut there and go. ''the ''rishi'' fell dead.dasaratha picked up the pitcher and went inthe direction shravan kumar had pointed out.
''o shravan!why are you late in bringing the water?'' the old man called out when dasaratha entered the hut.'' please forgive me! iam king dasaratha and not your son.i was out hunting and by mistake, i shot an arrow at your son who was by the river side,he is dead .please forgive me for the terrible sin. committed unknowingly!'' dasaratha trembled with fear.
'' what !is our beloved son dead?'' they bouth said.''please take us to him atonce!.''dasaratha carried the sightless old couple to the spot they cried.
''o king! as you have caused our son's death and have broken the hearts of his sightless old father and mother , you too will suffer similarly wehn you are separated from your son in old age, and die heart broken with grief!''the old woman cursed dasaratha as husband and wife entered their son's funeral pyre.dasaratha now told kausalya that he was paying for his sin as he was separated from his beloved son in his old age and was losing his sense of sight too.
he moaned the name of rama and go to bed.his death was discovered only next morning.
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