THE RAMAYANA
ARANYA KANDA
SARGA 16 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40
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brought up in highest
luxury |
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tormented by cold |
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early in the morning |
31.Lakshmana told
Rama that how does Bharata
brought up in the highest
luxury take
a dip in sarayu river,
tormented by cold?
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with eyes like lotus
petal |
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dark brown complexion |
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master of his senses |
32.Lakshmana told
Rama that Bharata has eyes
like lotus petals, dark
brown in
complexion, is majestic, great
knower of right, truthful,
bashful
and master
of his senses.
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polite in talking |
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subduer of enemies |
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with all his being |
33.Lakshmana told
Rama that Bharata who speaks
politely, amiable, long
armed and
subduer of enemies had
given up all pleasures
and is devoted to
Rama with
all his being.
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.34.
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even when you are
in forest |
34.Lakshmana told
Rama that Bharata who is
following Rama in ascetic
life, even
though Rama is in the
forest, has conquered heaven.
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35.Lakshmana told
Rama that Bharata has proved
wrong the popular
saying that
men follow their mother's
nature and not of their
father.
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has a cruel aspect |
36.Lakshmana told
Rama that how is it
that Kaikeyi, whose husband
was
Dasaratha and
whose son was the virtuous
Bharata, has such a cruel
aspect?
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.37.
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the following words |
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of his step mother |
37.Rama, unable
to endure Lakshmana's condemnation
of Kaikeyi, said
the following
words.
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should be condemned |
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king of Ikshvakus |
38.Rama told
Lakshmana that he should
never condemn Kaikeyi and
said he
should speak only about
Bharata.
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even though decided |
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on residing in the forest |
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being agonised by Bharata's
affection |
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gets infatuated |
39.Rama told
Lakshmana that even though
his mind is intent on
residing
in the
forest, it gets infatuated
being agonised by Bharata's
affection.
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soul
ravishing also |
40.Rama told
Lakshmana that he fully
recollects Bharata's agreeable,
sweet, affectionate,
nectar like and soul ravishing
words.
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