| Chapter 4 : Wood -Apple Episode | ||
CREEPER: Oh! SITA,Ignorance leads to fear, It is the light of knowledge that brings home The truth crystal clear. I thanked the creeper for this nectar of wisdom and resumed my journey towards the mountain that bore the wood-apple tree. It was the beginning of the monsoon season. Showers of rain made the ground wet and tiny blades of grass were peering out of the soil. As my feet fell on the green grass, I wondered to myself:’How come there is no grass on the ground during the harsh summers and all of a sudden with the first spell of rains , greenery starts sprouting all over?’ I felt as if the green grass spoke to me thus: GREEN GRASS: Oh! Raghuvansh Vadhu (daughter-in-law of the great family of Raghu to which Rama belongs) Listen to me, Even if you are faced with difficult times Keep the seeds of truth safe and secure, Like how I keep mine in dry summers. For when the time is favorable and good, And there are auspicious showers, The seedlings of truth shall sprout To enhance the beauty of the World with flowers. I was transfixed with joy on hearing this message. But then, I was drawn further by my mission of wanting to reach the wood-apple tree. Just then, I encountered a rapidly-flowing mountain stream.A rock was lying in the centre of the vigorous flowing stream.It was bearing with quietude and composure, the hammering of the water ,for the past several centuries. I felt as if the rock was trying to talk to me.It taught me as follows: ROCK: Oh! beloved of Rama In life you shall encounter ,I say Extreme difficulties in every way ; Never be perturbed by these, Never lose good courage please, One who deliberates peacefully, She alone can take decisions precisely. |
