उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

—VII. 6] UTTARARÂMACHARITA. 261 is the precious family inheritance of the race of Ikshvaku that the whole world is to be kept contented, hence in such difficulty what was that darling to do? Lakshmana—Surely the divinities have an unobstructed knowledge of the minds of creatures. Ganga—Nevertheless I here fold my hands to you Rama—Mother Thou hast continued thy favour to the house of Bhagiratha. Prithvi—Goddess I am always favourably inclined towards you But I speak thus on account of the rush of affection that is unbearable at first Not that I am unaware of Rama's love for Sita. (Verse 7) Having abandoned darling Sita through the power of fate with tortured mind he lives only by his extra-ordinary courage and the merit of his subjects Rama—Surely elders are kind to children Sita—(weeping and with folded hands) Let my mother absorb me into her own self. Rama—What else could she say? Bhagi.—Heaven forbid! Mayest thou live for thousands of years without being absorbed! Prithvi—Daughter! you have to take care of your son Sita—I am helpless (without my lord) What have I to do with these (orphans)? Rama—My heart, thou art adamant Bhagi.—How canst thou be without a protector since thou hast a husband? Sita—Of what worth to me is my state of having a lord— a wretched woman as I am The two Goddesses—(Verse 8) How canst thou undervalue thyself, the world's blessing, by association with whom the purity even of us twain is increased? Lak.—Let my noble brother hear Rama—Let the people hear (Noise behind the Scenes). Rama—Something still more strange Sita—Why is the whole heaven, filled with tumult, thus in a blaze?