Sita who followed Rama would treat
Fourteen years as one minute and returns
How to spend so much time in city of emptiness
in separation from husband of yours?
With husband forests are palaces
Without him palaces are forests
For Janaki forest life is the queen’s residence
Without your darling you are in deep forest.
“While my brother and sister-in-law are forest
I have the good fortune of serving them
Do not follow me” says the husband
Your heart sank and suppressed is your sorrow great
To the husband who says “See you”
Somehow you raised your head to give assent
With voice choked and tears in your eyes blue
My heart is water on seeing you, Urmila!
Press your tears warm streaming
From your eyes with mascara
With end of your saree
The earth can’t bear tears of a loyal wife like you!
Your husband gone to serve his brother dear
Your darling sister would serve her lord,
Alone and crestfallen
How can you remain here like a daughter –in-law?
Won’t Kaika chide you forever
Saying "you are wife of Lakshmana
who was firm to destroy
My son and me?"
Fate cruel might have turned jealous
Turned your marital bliss of desires young
into a forest out of
Caprice and malice!
Your two sisters are serving their husbands
Sita is with her beloved in forest
How can you pass fourteen years
With heart turbulent and in loneliness ?
Don’t feel dejected at word
You're making merry while husband is in the wild
History reveals your sacrifice
Tears move the heart of world.
While turning your youth beautiful
Into moonlight in the wilderness
You surpassed Sita in devotion to husband
Your fame crept far and wide, oh, lady meritorious!
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