Winter in the woods

Winter has set in.One day Rama started to go to Godavari river for bathing ,early in the morning.Seetha was also accompanying him.Lakshmana also followed carrying a bowl.Lakshmana was telling Rama that winter has set in.Rama liked winter.Seasons bring luster to the nature all through the year.Fields are full of greenery.Milch giving animals produce more milk.But human beings bodis would be stiff with cold.Water would be so cool that one can not even touch them.As Sun is in the southern side,Northen sides are colorless like womans face without thilakam.That winter there was severe cold.People were unable to bear the cold in the forest.It is filled with fog.Nothing could be seen clearly.Suns rays are dull.Cold is intense due to western winds. Trees are devoid of flowers and are covered by snow.They are appearing to be sleeping with closed eyes.In such weather,righteous Bharatha ,full of devotion towards Rama,is doing penance ,eating tubers and fruits and lying on the ground.He is away from royal pleasures and happiness. Bharatha,too have gone to Sarayu river ,at this time,for bathing.Bharatha is delicateand was brought up in luxuries.It would be very difficult for to wake up so early in the morning and bathe in colds waters of Sarayu river. Just because Rama is in woods and observing penance,Bharatha is also following it in Ayodhya.He is really great.He has conquered Heaven also by his deeds. Generally people say that children follow their mother.But it is wrong in case of Bharatha.How could a wife and Dasaradha and mother of Bharatha be so cruel and heartless? Rama did not like Lakshmana abusing Kaikeyi.He immediately admonished Lakshmana to stop talking like that.He told him to praise Bharatha ,but not to comment adversely about Kaikeyi.Rama also became dull for a moment.In spite of his will to be strong and consistent regarding their life in the woods,he is worried about Bharathas plight.He is always remembering the words of nectar that were spoken by Bharatha at Chithrakoota parvatham.He is eager as to when he would live happily with Bharatha and Sathrughna again. Talking like this,they went and had bath in Godavari and returned to their abode.