Chapter 22: Teachings for the princes

Synopsis in prose form :

By now Lav and Kush are grown up. Sita decides to give them

knowledge and wisdom of how to be a good ruler. She encourages them to build a beautiful Bharat (India) that shall be a dream for mankind.

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Lav – Kush had reached adoloscence

They should achieve their goal

Hence Sita thought of giving them

Knowledge of ruler's role.

Song 1: Mother India

Sita:

The land of my Mother is truly a shrine,

I salute Her again and again in my mind

She is crowned by the Himalayas

The holy Ganges garlands her,

Her feet are gently washed,

By three mighty oceans forever.

Civilizations flourish here,

She fore-bears Love and Peace

As She has fore-borne the Vedas

And several saints and sages.

It is the great fortune of this land

Lord himself descends from above,

For to all the living beings

She gives Mother’s love.

Incarnation she is of timeless Divinity,

She is Shakti , Bhakti ,and Mukti

She is the embodiment of knowledge and duty,

She is Mother India, our land of beauty.

The land of my Mother is truly a shrine,

I salute Her again and again in my mind.

* Shakti implies energy, Bhakti signifies devotion and Mukti means salvation or freedom

Song 2 : Truthful

Sita:

Oh Sakhis! Have you been to sacred places?

If your heart is not truthful

Even if you see them in thousands

The pilgrimages are not fruitful.

Song 3: Guidance for becoming rulers

Society and people’s development

Oh sons! Is dependant upon you