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Rāma raced toward His hermitage. He was filled with foreboding. As He crashed through the bushes He heard a jackal’s …

Rāma saw other frightening omens and His mind became even more distressed. As He rushed through the forest He suddenly …

Rāma pointed out to Lakṣman the various omens. He told Him about Maricha’s trickery. It was now obvious. The Rākṣasas …

Feeling dispirited, Lakṣman replied, “I did not leave Sītā willingly. Urged by Her strong and painful words I came looking …

Lakṣman explained everything to Rāma—how He had tried hard to convince Sītā of Rāma’s invincibility, how She had accused Him …

As Rāma ran He felt a tremor run through His limbs. His left eye throbbed violently. Greatly perturbed by these …

Rāma examined His hut and the surrounding grounds closely. It resembled a lotus flower blighted by winter and deprived of …

Rāma searched frantically, but Sītā was nowhere to be found. He feared the worst. This was surely the work of …

As Rāma ran from tree to tree, His eyes red from sorrow, He appeared almost crazy. He questioned the trees, …

In the madness of grief He spoke to animals, the river, the sky and the earth itself, but they all …

Rāma rebuked Himself for leaving Sītā. What would He say to Kaushalya? How could He even look at Janaka, that …

Rāma lamented piteously. “I shall never return to Ayodhya. Kaikeyi may rejoice, her purpose fulfilled. O Lakṣman, You should embrace …

Rāma fell weeping to the ground. He censured Himself in many ways. Surely this awful misfortune was the result of …

Seeing Rāma’s agony, Lakṣman, Himself gripped by despondency, approached His brother and said, “Do not give way to despair, O …

Rāma composed Himself and got up. He sighed and gazed about, wondering which way to go. As He looked at …

A couple of large deer came close to the brothers. Rāma asked if they had seen Sītā. The deer then …

The two brothers kept running. Suddenly they saw enormous footprints, probably of a Rākṣasa. Near to it were Sītā’s footprints …

Rāma pointed to the ground. “See here the many drops of blood! Look at these shattered weapons. And this mighty …

Rāma fell to the ground wailing piteously. “O Lakṣman, it is clear that Sītā is dead. Here at this place …