In the cave on mount Prasravana, Rama waited patiently. The sky had long been clear, the rains had ended and his yearning for Sita intense. Oppressed by grief and desire Rama was vexed with Sugriva's indifference to the promise he had made. So great was his turmoil that he fell unconscious for a brief moment and at that very moment Lakshmana walked into the cave. He cringed as he beheld the lone figure of Rama, the king of kings and protector of creatures who sat huddled and woebegone! Rama looked up with tears in his eyes and the sight broke Lakshamana's heart. He pleaded with Rama not to let doubts of Sita's welfare torment his mind. "None will dare to possess Janaki so long as you are her protector, for none who grapple with fire will escape being burnt," And Rama Said " The four months of incessant rains seemed like a hundred years for me. But even that has long ended and kings are getting ready for battle. Yet there is no sign of Sugriva who seems to have not even thought of his given word! Indifferent to my plight and merciless, he slights me, who has neither home nor wife." "There is wild exhilaration in the air, cranes soar heaven wards and high on the mountain ranges the rumbling clouds are fading away. The stormy winds now blow softly, bearing the intoxicating scents of the red lotus. Lofty rain-washed peaks glint against the pristine blue skies and rivers meander lazily, seemingly tired of their monsoon turbulence. Even now, long after the rains the Vanaras have not come. Go to Kishkinda and find out the reason for this insolence! The ungrateful are despised while they live and when they die, even the flesh-eating animals will touch their bodies. "Sugriva perhaps longs to hear the twang of my bow on the battlefield. Basking in his newfound glory, this slave of his unruly passions leads a life of careless indulgence. Little does he realize that my arrows can wipe out his entire clan. Sugriva should either start the search or I will send him to the land that Vali now inhabits." Touched by Rama's grief and infuriated by Sugriva's indifference, Lakshmana marched towards Kishkinda seething with anger!
Summary
In the cave on mount Prasravana, Rama waited patiently. The sky had long been clear, the rains had ended and his yearning for Sita intense. Oppressed by grief and desire Rama was vexed with Sugriva's indifference to the promise he had made. So great was his turmoil that he fell unconscious for a brief moment and at that very moment Lakshmana walked into the cave. He cringed as he beheld the lone figure of Rama, the king of kings and protector of creatures who sat huddled and woebegone! Rama looked up with tears in his eyes and the sight broke Lakshamana's heart. He pleaded with Rama not to let doubts of Sita's welfare torment his mind. "None will dare to possess Janaki so long as you are her protector, for none who grapple with fire will escape being burnt," And Rama Said " The four months of incessant rains seemed like a hundred years for me. But even that has long ended and kings are getting ready for battle. Yet there is no sign of Sugriva who seems to have not even thought of his given word! Indifferent to my plight and merciless, he slights me, who has neither home nor wife." "There is wild exhilaration in the air, cranes soar heaven wards and high on the mountain ranges the rumbling clouds are fading away. The stormy winds now blow softly, bearing the intoxicating scents of the red lotus. Lofty rain-washed peaks glint against the pristine blue skies and rivers meander lazily, seemingly tired of their monsoon turbulence. Even now, long after the rains the Vanaras have not come. Go to Kishkinda and find out the reason for this insolence! The ungrateful are despised while they live and when they die, even the flesh-eating animals will touch their bodies. "Sugriva perhaps longs to hear the twang of my bow on the battlefield. Basking in his newfound glory, this slave of his unruly passions leads a life of careless indulgence. Little does he realize that my arrows can wipe out his entire clan. Sugriva should either start the search or I will send him to the land that Vali now inhabits." Touched by Rama's grief and infuriated by Sugriva's indifference, Lakshmana marched towards Kishkinda seething with anger!