Synopsis :

Lav and Kush are heartbroken by a bird's death,in the vicinity of their hermitage. This prompts  them to ask Mother Sita why death exists. Sita gently explains that all living beings are part of a cosmic rhythm of birth, sustenance, and dissolution within infinite time. She reveals that the entire "cycle of life on Earth" is merely like a fleeting ripple in the vast ocean of Cosmic existence,rising for a moment before dissolving into eternity.

 Sita as Shakti , embodying spiritual clarity, concludes her teaching with a powerful metaphor: just as one awakens from a dream to reality, so too does one transcend mortal life to awaken to the supreme, eternal reality.

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Forest birds came to hermitage

Lav-Kush fed them with love

Made them sit on hands and shoulder

Sparrows,robins and dove ||1||

One beloved bird once died

Lav-Kush cried at this

They were unable to understand

What had gone amiss || 2||

Sita clutched the kids to her

Consoled them under breath

She made them understand a bit

Cycle of life and death || 3||

Song 1 : The Toll of Time

Sita:

The time will take its toll,
No one can escape it,
Even the Gods incarnate,
Have not been able to skip it.

The question that remains is,
Will your name die with you,
Or will it inspire many a heart,
For ages to come after you?

Song 2 : Keep your heart in joy and peace

Sita:

Consciousness merges into cosmos, 

The inanimate burns up in flames,

 In  warm hearts , memories remain, 

Of Inspiring traits like a gentle rain ||1||

In winter's grip,  waters freeze,

Time still flows with endless ease.

Embrace this truth, let worries cease,

And keep your heart in joy and peace ||2||

Song 3 : Momentary -Living Creation

Sita:

On the fathomless ocean,

Waves break up so quickly.

In cosmic infinite time,

Life exists briefly.

Only truth is the Almighty.

Keep intentions pure

Perform your holy duty

Spiritual growth is sure

Song 4: Memories of Good Deed

Sita:

The end will come like lightning,

The curtain will fall.

People will stand for a moment in silence,

And continue with life Eternal

Whatsoever you amassed,

That you cannot take along,

Only the memories of your good deeds,

Shall forever linger on.

Song 5: Eternal Truth

Lav-Kush:

When the sleeping man wakes up

He realises a life beyond dream

So also beyond mortal life

Is the Eternal Truth supreme.

End of Chapter 13

Om Shanti ! Om Shanti ! Om Shanti