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Sarg 44 - Sumitraa Consoles Kaushalyaa 

Sumitraa tried to console wailing Kaushalyaa - "Your son is the best son among all men, He is qualitative, then why are you crying for Him like this? He has established an ideal by obeying His father, renouncing the throne and going to forest. He is very disciplined, He is never to be lamented. Kind to all living beings and faultless Lakshman is with Him, He serves Him very well. don't be so sad for Him. Seetaa, in spite of knowing the discomforts of forest, is also with Him. Considering the virtues of your son, even Soorya will not be able to harm Him. Wind will soothe Him, 

Before when Raam killed Subaahu, the son of Shambaraasur, Vishwaamitra Jee gave Him very celestials weapons relying on His strength. He will stay in forest fearlessly with those weapons. He will soon come back after completing His term. O Kaushalya, Raam is the illuminator of even the Sun, fire of fire, the ruler of rulers, God of gods, and the foremost human being among human beings. What handicps for Him in Ayodhyaa or forest? You will see them all soon. It is not proper to worry about Raam, Raam has no ill-luck. While the people should be consoled by you, you yourself are grieved in your heart." Thus she consoled Kaushalyaa in various ways and got silent. Kaushalyaa also got consoled hearing these cool words from Sumitraa.

Sarg 45 - Public Requests Raam to Return

Many people went after the chariot for a long way because of Raam's love, but Dashrath had to return because of his Dharm. He said to them - "Please leave me now and start loving Bharat, because Bharat, the son of Kaikeyee, has a good character. Even though he is in his childhood, but still he is Gyaanee (Knowledgeable), brave and kind. We all have to obey the king. If you want to please me happy, then see that Raajaa is not grieved while I am away. Thus I will also be happy.

As the more Raam asked them to be faithful to king, the more they wished to have Him as their king. The old learned Braahamn said - "O horses, You return to Ayodhyaa with Raam and do not go forward towards forest. He is not worthy to go to forest." Hearing their painful words Raam got down from the chariot with Lakshman and Seetaa and walked with public on foot towards forest. He could not abandon those Braahman walking behind His chariot.

Braahman community got worried seeing this. They said - "We are coming along with you, Raam, because you are the well wisher of Braahman. See, they are bearing sacred fire on their shoulder and see these white Chhatra (canopies) coming behind us which we got in Vaajpeya Yagya. You are under the Sun and you don't have anything to protect yourself, we will protect you by this Chhatra. Ved are in our heart, our wives will stay at home protected by their character. We are determined to go with you. We  entreat you of our gray hair which has become dirty by prostrating to you that you come back. Sacrifices have already been commenced, now their completion depends on your coming back."

The then appeared Tamasaa River and all stopped there to take rest. Sumantra disengaged the horses to give them food and water.

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