||Sri Ram Jayram Jaya Jaya Ram||

Chapter -86 – Dhoha

 Rama and Devi Sita's meeting in the pleasure garden

Rama speaks “Oh! Brother, the Dhanuryajja was proposed to conduct the marriage of the daughter of King Janaka, she has arrived in the shrine of Goddess Girija with her female attendants. She is spreading luster all over the place and walking all around the garden. Usually, I keep myself calm and quiet, but after seeing the stunning beauty of Devi Sita, I have become restless, God knows the reason for it. Oh! Brother, listen to me, my right part of the body is quivering as a mark of upcoming auspiciousness, the mind and intellect of the Raghuvamshis never wander in distress or difficulties, and I have great confidence in me that will not take pleasure in the strange woman.  There are very few  people in this word, who do not flee from battlefields, give their heart to strange women, or look at them lustfully, and serve the beggars with respect.” While Rama was talking to his brother, his mind was completely engaged in the beauty of Devi Sita’s lotus-like face as if honey bee taking pleasure in the lotus flower. Devi Sita dreadfully looked around in search for the two princes, her innocent looks resembled the baby antelope.  Immediately one of her companions pointed her finger and showed her the two handsome brothers in the creeper garden, she amazed looking at the loveliness of Rama; she felt extremely happy as if her long lost gem got back. She could not withdraw her eyes from Rama, and her eyelids forgot to blink, she lost body consciousness due to the rush of love for Rama, stood like a Chakora bird fixed its gaze at the full moon. She arrested the loveliness of Rama through the doors of her eyes and locked them in her heart, and closed the doors like eyes. Her female companions understood Devi Sita is completely besieged with the love for the dark cloud complexioned youth, they remained silent.

At the same time, the two brothers came out of the creeper garden, like the unblemished full moon comes out of the cloud, these two valorous youth were flawless, one has the luster of blue lotus flower and another one has the luster of white lotus. Their dark curly hair locks were adorned in peacock, his forehead was adorned in sandalwood paste and vermilion soaked in perspirations, they were adorned in magnificent earrings, they had attractive curved eyebrows, curly hair locks, red cheeks, beautiful jawline, nose, and attractive smile. Their loveliness was beyond description, which excels the beauty of several Kamadeva. Their chest was adorned in gem decorated ornaments, their neck has the resemblance to conch, and their long hands resemble the long trunk of youthful elephant Airavatha of Lord Indra. One of her companions speaks “Oh! Sakhi, the dark cloud complexioned prince with a handful of flowers on the left is extremely handsome. He has an attractive waist like a lion, attired in yellow silk garments.” The companions of Devi Sita looked at the Supreme Lord who is the epitome of beauty, and storehouse of virtues, and forgot themselves.

One of the companions of Devi Sita said “Oh! Devi, you can worship Devi Gauri later, why don’t you look at Rama?” Devi Sita opened her eyes, she saw the two lion-like princes before her, she looked Rama from head to toe, and immediately she thought of her father’s promise and got anxious. Devi Sita was completely besieged in love with him; at that moment one of her companions called for the ladies and said “Oh! Sakhi, we are already late to return to the palace, we will be back at the same time tomorrow.” They laughed together, and Devi Sita walked away shyly. Her mother was worriedly looking for the return of her daughter. Devi Sita kept her feelings for Rama intact with her and made herself prepared to follow the promise of her father. Devi Sita repeatedly looked back as if she was looking at birds or deer, or trees, and looked at Rama the most charming youth, her love for Rama was grown beyond words. Devi Sita immersed in various thoughts, the breaking Shivadhanus is not an easy task, she repeatedly remembered the dark cloud complexioned Rama.  Prabhu was watching Devi Sita who is the storehouse of beauty, virtues, and love, leaving with her companions, portrayed her beauty in his heart with the ink of love.