It is due to your good fortune that Rama is proceeding to the forest there is no other ground for doing so, my boy.
Otherwise she had better remain issueless for she who deems herself fortunate in having a son hostile to Rama has yeaned in vain. She had all the virtues of an ideal mother.įurthermore, she said- “That woman alone can be said to have borne a male issue, whose son is a devotee of Rama. But Sumitra, a noble mother, did not think on those lines. You don’t need to go with Him.”Īny other mother would have stopped him from going to Will any mother speak in such a manner? She would haveĪrgued, “As per the boon granted to Kaikeyi, only Rama is “It is your great good fortune as well as mine, I solemnly declare, that your mind has sincerely taken up its abode in Rama’s feet.” Bearing this in mind, accompany him to the forest and derive, my boy, the benefit of your existence in the world.” Whosoever are worthy of adoration and most dear to us should be accounted as such only in so far as they are related to Rama. Rama, however, is dearer than life, the soul of our soul and the disinterested friend of all. One’s preceptor, parents, brother, gods and master-all these should be tended as one’s own life. If Sita and Rama are really proceeding to the woods, you have no business in Ayodhya. Lakshmana, therefore, felt nervous and hesitated in asking leave of her for he thought within himself, “Good God, will she allow me to accompany Sri Rama or not?”īut this brave devotee mother said- “My dear son, Sita is your mother while Rama, who loves you in everyway, is your father. Approaching her he bowed his head at her feet and when he related at length the whole incident, mata Sumitra was shocked to hear this cruel report. He went up to his mother delighted at heart as a blind man who had regained his lost vision. Lakshmana rejoiced to hear these words from Rama. Now comes the dialog between a KC mother and her child. Hearing these soft and polite words, the ocean of mercy- lord Rama said- “Go and ask leave of your mother.” Whatever ties of affection, love and confidence exist in the world as declared by Vedas-for me they are all centred in you and you alone, my lord.
He further said-“I know no preceptor nor father nor mother I tell you sincerely believe me, my lord. When Sri Rama asked him to stay at home and serve his mother and father, overwhekmed with emotion Lakshamana couldn’t answer, but clasped his brother’s feet in anguish,”My lord, I am your slave and you are my master if you abandon me, what help!”
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Trembling all over with his hair standing on end and eyes full of tears he clasped Sri Rama’s feet much excited with emotion. When Lakshmana got the news that Sri Rama has to spend 14years in exile he started up in confusion and ran with a doleful face. If a woman wants to bring a KC child in this world she should read and keep in heart the dialogue between Mother Sumitra and Lakshmana which is given in “Sri Ramacharitmanasa.” But, still I can’t stop myself because my heart will be purified by remembering her virtues. Sumitra was the third queen of king Dashrath and a mother of great KC children- Lakshamana and Shatrughna.įor a fallen soul like me, writing about such a great devotee mother will be an offence.
To become a perfect teacher and a perfect Krishna conscious mother one must learn teachings of Mother Sumitra. Mother is said to be the first guru in life. The foremost responsibility of a mother is to place her child in a proper KC environment by which he/she becomes pure devotee of the Lord. Sumitra is known as, Tamil: சுமித்திரை ( listen), Burmese: Thumitra, Malay: Samutra, Khmer and Thai : สมุทรเทวี Samutthra Thewi).“In this world, only that woman is fit to be called a mother whose son is the devotee of Rama, otherwise it would have been better if she were incapable of giving birth to a son”- mata Sumitra(in Sri Ramacharitmanasa, Ayodhya Kanda) Sumitra and Urmila's bond is very well described in the Valmiki Ramayana.And is said to be the purest mother-in-law and daughter-in-law bond. She was the closest to Urmila and during Lakshman's exile she only stood by her side. Sumitra often helped Dashratha with his problems. She is said to be the one who encouraged Lakshmana to accompany Rama and serve him during his exile. In Valmiki Ramayana, she is called 'मझली' which means the middle one. According to Valmiki Ramayana and Ramcharitramanas, Sumitra was the second queen but she is considered as the third one because during Putra Kamisthi Yagna, Dashrath gave the second portion to his favourite queen and Sumitra being the wisest allowed Kaikeyi to have it. She is considered as the wisest amongst the wives of Dasaratha. She came from the ancient Kingdom of Kashi. Sumitra gives birth to twins (centre, top)
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