When Lakshmana went to his mother, Sumithra, to take her blessings before accompanying Raama into exile, she did not argue, "Why should you go? Your father has not asked you to leave. Stay on and be happy in the palace and make me and your newly wedded bride happy". She said, "Son! Do not imagine that you are leaving for the forest and that we are remaining in the city of Ayodhya. Without Raama, this city is the jungle; with Him the jungle is Ayodhya". What did Uurmila, the young wife, tell her Lord Lakshmana? She did not plead for permission to accompany her husband as Seetha did and for very good reason. She said, "If I come, you will not be able to pay undivided attention to the service of Raama and Seetha. I shall remain here, awaiting your arrival after 14 years"! What a grand example of renunciation, this! - aken from Swami's Rama Navami Discourse in 1971.. Sai Ram -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "saimsg" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
