Rama's Journey Of Rama

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I gave the realization of love to Rama. I also gave him a glimpse of the intriguing life experience. My delightful mantra about selfless love for the world sanctified the path of Rama's journey.
“Hello Rama! I am exalted by the depth and sincerity of your touch. I am confessing you my sin with no pretension. Gautama and Indra are not the doers of my sin. I am myself responsible for that. With the shameless hunger of my body I contaminated it and my soul. I thought my body was lacking the touch of another body. But, neither my want disappeared, nor my lust died after consummation. If the cause of my sorrows was the lack of physical love, then why was my soul in pain after the lovemaking?
I lived for a while with self-deceit labelling …show more content…

You have given me my position in the society. Your curse was my gift. Did not my defamation still go away? Is that the reason for your rejection? “
Gautama's pleaded “You were never a person to be rejected. By cursing you, I cursed myself too. Everyone is aware of your success. My success in penance is still to be announced. Is there a place for Gautama in your ashram?”
If he asked me this question a few days ago, I would have rejected him as my husband. I would have gotten rid of all my agonies by rejecting him as my husband, who gave me so much trouble and cursed me. However, after I saw Rama, I had no grievance against anyone. How can I blame others, excluding me from whatever happened?
Rudraksha, Rucha, my daughter Gautami and others showed their devotion to Ram. He embraced them in return. I saw as if someone putting a garland of tamala flower on his neck. Rama's arrival was not only an occasion of my siddhi, but was a festival of equality.
I extended my thin and aged hand to the aged, dry and hard hand of my husband. Indra was soaking up the earth in compassion by donating rain water. It was a great selfless festival of love. Youth is the festival of enjoyment and acceptance. The old age is today the festival of spirituality. I continued my endless path in joyful living holding Gautama's hands. Indra and his kingdom stayed behind. In front of us was the fruitful

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