Synopsis :
Lav and Kush are absorbed in their self-composed song, reflecting the growing wisdom imparted by Sita. Sita, noticing their shyness, affirms their realization, proclaiming the ‘Lord's Universe’ is marvelous. She poetically describes its ceiling as the blue sky with stars as chandeliers, but human kindness as its true pillars.
Sita then falls into a reverie, pondering if Rama's cosmic responsibilities explain his absence.In a mystical exchange, their souls connect across distance. A silent dialogue unfolds between Sita and Rama, flowing like whispers on the moonlit breeze. Here Rama humbly confesses, and acknowledges his human vulnerability.
Emerging from her reverie , Sita imparts more wisdom on the Universe.
Deeply awakened, Lav and Kush resolve to dedicate themselves to this wondrous Universe and never stray from the path of Dharma.
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Song 1: I see You!
Lav – Kush:
I see You Oh Lord!
In flowers, in leaves, in the corporeal and incorporeal,
In answers and even in questions.
I see You Oh Lord!
In forest, in gardens, in every living thing
In darkness and even in brightness.
I see You Oh Lord!
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Seeing mother in front of him
Kush became a little embarassed
He said sweetly Oh Mother!
This is what you told us ||1||
Sita patted his back with love
Smiled and told her dear kids
Lord’s Universe is marvellous
Hear this truth dear ernest brothers||2||
Lav and Kush:
Mother! What exactly is the Lord’s Universe?
Song 2: My Lord’s House
Sita:
My Lord’s house is astounding!
Its ceiling is deep blue
The stars are its chandeliers,
But man’s Human Kindness,
Provides it strength as pillars
With gifts of five elements
(Fire, water, earth, sky and air)
My Lord’s house is decorated,
Truth, Duty, Love and Peace,
Are bricks O‘ which it is constructed.
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Sita consoles herself when glum,
To meet twins , father’s not come
Perhaps constellations form a ring,
My Lord revels in comos as King .
Song 3 : In care of Universe’s
Sita:
My Lord is immersed
In care of Universe || Refrain ||
A million stars gather bright,
His court celestial infinite,
Mystic WAVES1, COSMIC RAYS
Festooned there in countless ways. ||1||
To ANAHAT2 tunes, the stars align,
Circling Him in web divine.
Many souls with folded hands,
Immerse in devout colour bands. ||2||
Is this the reason, dear SAKHI3 ,
He’s not come home while I waited
Lav and Kush, from their father ,
Feel so distanced alienated .||3||
Oh! Rama come! My heart cries
I wait for you with longing eyes
When will you hear my silent plea
Yearning for you in star-lit skies. ||4||
Notes:
1. WAVES: likely Electromagnetic waves
2. ANHAT : "Anhat, often referred to as the 'unstruck sound' or 'primordial sound,' is a concept in Indian spiritual traditions that denotes the divine, eternal resonance that pervades the universe, symbolizing the unmanifested sound of creation and the infinite presence of the divine."
3. SAKHI : Female friend.
Song 4 : Come Swiftly now, O Lord Raghunatha
Sita:
Come swiftly now,
O Lord Raghunatha,
Your memory haunts
Lonely Sita ||1||
As Lav and Kush
Go forth to learn
I can take no more
This exile woe. ||2||
Did I, unknowingly,
Speak out of line?
I seek forgiveness,
In this plea of mine. ||3||
Song 5 : Come with haste, O Lord Rama
Sita:
Come with haste, O Lord Rama
Come with haste, O Lord Rama || Refrain ||
Lav and Kush, in eyes so true,
Hold memories only of you.
The crescent moon, a lover's sigh,
Mirrors yearning that fills my eye.||1||
As dawn's first light paints the sky,
A mother bird flits by, oh why?
She sips nectar, for fledglings sweet
From dewdrops kissed by your holy feet? ||2||
Oh, Rama, with each dawning ray,
This auspicious hour of the day
I listen for your steps and pray ,
To chase my yearning blues away. ||3||
Song 6 : Whispers on Moonlit Breeze
(From the Inner Voices of Sita, in Rishi Valmiki’s hermitage in forest and Lord Rama, in his kingdom palace )
Sita:
The night has again come by,
With the full moon in the sky,
Bringing me your memories,
Whispers on Moonlit Breeze
Lord Rama:
The night has again come by,
With the full moon in the sky,
Bringing me your memories,
Whispers on Moonlit Breeze ||Refrain||
Sita:
A gentle fragrance wafts tonight,
Through the forest’s green delight.
Lord Rama:
The scent for me seems so faint,
From my palace flowers tonight. ||1||
Sita:
Is it that the path is lost,
Of musk deer in the frost?
Lord Rama:
I feel the musk itself depart,
From the depths of my heart. ||2||
Sita:
The snow-capped Himalayas peek,
From horizon , they Thee seek
Lord Rama:
My Sita , Jewel far across
People are with me so cross. ||3||
Sita:
Content I am, with the grace ,
Mother nature’s fond embrace.
Lord Rama:
Lord of Time continuum
Myself am a humbled human. ||4||
Song 7: Give a hand
Sita:
Know what is there in Lord’s mind
By recognising it in His 'eyes of manifestation'
Play your role without expectation
Realise the fulfillment of your life
Song 8 : God’s work
Sita:
When the right time comes
The devotee immerses himself in God
He unifies with Him
By surrendering to the Lord ||1||
After unifying with Him
He never goes astray
Only the work of God
He does everyday ||2||
Song 9 : Lord's manifestation
Sita:
Even if a man
Puts on many a guise,
The faithful dog can always,
His own Master recognize.
Through nature in many forms,
The Lord himself shows,
Oh! You ignorant man,
Your eyes, why do you close?
Song 10 : Call
Sita:
The lisping of a child
Always attracts its mother,
No matter if it be clear
Or full of gabble and chatter.
So also you can address God
By any name or hymn,
As long as your call
Is full of love for Him.
And where devotion is complemented
By a sense of human duty,
There, God will Himself
Dwell in every activity.
Song 11 : Pure Heart
Sita:
Like gold remains pure
For all times to behold,
So also make sure,
Your heart is in His fold,
The goldsmith knows best,
How to make a pretty ornament,
The Lord too, Oh! Devotee,
Will shape you every moment.
Song 12 : Human Kindness
Sita:
Air is a gift of the Creator
Its respiration gives “Life” to all of us,
Let goods deeds, thoughts and conduct,
Be its resultant milk of human kindness.
Truth, Duty, Love and Peace,
Courage, Bravery and Talent,
Let these in turn be your gifts,
To fellow youth every moment.
Song 13 : Naughty Lav - Kush
Sita:
My Lav – Kush are very naughty
They change their guise every moment
Lav pretends himself to be me
Cleaning, decorating and worshiping
He does all work which I do
Both of them also do cooking ||1||
Then Lav gathers my Sakhis
He sings songs to them as I do
Sometimes he enacts other things
Entertains all who care to view ||2||
He imitates me perfectly
Who would say “he is just kid kind”
You can be God incarnate
If you resolve so in your mind ||3||
Song 14 : Lesson
Lav – Kush:
Mother! Now we understood
Mind should always be pure
Thoughts always effulgent
Then in life we can endure
To the Lord’s Universe
We will devote ourself
And will never get swayed
From our “Dharma” itself
End of Chapter 19
Om Shanti! Om Shanti! Om Shanti!