8. Glory of Lord's name

Synopsis My pining assuaged Father Rama's glory of names

Song 2 :

Father Rama's glory of names

Sita's these two small kids,
Used to sweetly prattle away
They did not like usual toys
They brought bow and arrow to play ||1||

Touching mother's feet gently,
Lav-Kush to her did sweetly proclaim
Why not teach us bow and arrow
When you taught us many a game ||2||

In a choked voice Sita said sorrowfully,
'This craft I do not know'
Sita's hands which picked up the 'Shiva's bow'.
why do they now tremble though ||3||

"To give you archery knowledge
Your father would come, I wish "
Seeing their mother's perplexity
The innocents shared her anguish ||4||

Surprised kids, asked mother
"Who is our father ? Where is he ?
If we are able to stay at his feet
We'll learn the art of archery" ||5||

Grieved Sita said to her sons,
Your father you may never meet
Annoyed with me , He's forgotten us.
Even his sons he did not come to greet ||6||

Sita's eye welled up with feelings
Words became a drop of tear,
Children also pined for father ,
And cried with their mother ||7||

Innocent sons of Lord Rama
Lav-Kush are kids perceptive
As they saw their mother in tears
Both gave her courage effusive ||8||

Even if father doesn't come to meet
Just tell His auspicious name
With the Mantra of that itself
Knowledge of archery we shall gain ||9||

Sita liked these prattling words
As Lav-Kush hugged their loving mother
Her coy eyes wanted to speak
But Lord's name she could not utter ||10||

End of Chapter 8
Om Shanti ! Om Shanti ! Om Shanti !