Lk40. Lakshmana Comforts Rama

LAVA KUSA (UTTARAKANDA) Lakshmana touched the feet Of Rama and said, "I've left Sita near the holy hermitage OfValmiki, the great sage." "To serve at the feet of yours, I've come back to our place, Please don't feel worried, As wise don't feel dejected." "What's decided by our fate None of us can prevent it. You're capable of controlling, Your hidden inner feelings." "The ill-report will circulate Even now, without doubt, For which you've forsaken Sita, without any fault or sin." Rama replied, "Your sweet Words give me comfort, My own self now I'm. Let me try to be calm." "Four days have passed. After my Sita departed, Our daily duties remain Under state of suspension." "Failing in his duties Daily to his subjects, A king will go to hell This I need not tell." "As you're well aware The kings who didn't care Reaped curses from subjects To undergo various punishments." The King Nrga's story The King Nimi's story And others, he narrated, Where they were cursed. These stories did tell How they suffered hell Having failed in their duties Towards their own subjects?