KOUSALYA AND OTHERS VISIT RAMA

Hearing the crying and wailing of Rama and others .all others started running towards the hut.People of Ayodhya were feeling as if they had seen Rama very long back ,though in reality only few days had elapsed.They were running very fast.Due to that animals,birds were afraid were going hither and thither in fright.

They started blaming Kaikeyi and Mandhara before Rama.Rama consoled them appropriately.Vasishta was bringing Kousalya and other women.They came upto Mandakini river.Kousalya was showing Sumithra that from this bank only Lakshmana might have been taking water for them.They would have taking bath at this bank only.While talikng so,Kousalya observed Pindam kept on darbhas which Rama and Lakshmana did as last rites to their father.

She wept thinking Rama was so helpless he could not give more than ganugapindi as pindapradaanam.Weeping like that they came to Ramas abode.Rama fell on their feet with reverence.Kousalya lifted him up and dusted the dirt on his body.Lakshmana alsoprayed his mothers.Seetha also conveyed her respect by doing namaskarams.Kousalya could not control herself.She hugged Seetha and wept.Though She was the daughter of Janaka maharaju,Daughter in law of Dasaradha maharaju,and wife of Sreerama ,she had to lead a lonely and pathetic life in the woods.

SREE rama did namaskaram to Vasishtas feet.Everyone sat down.