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The Flames of Jealousy
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“You know I told you already that our lord would not certainly believe our words. I knew that he would say nothing. Now, our plan has failed. All our attempts have been in vain." Shridhama said expressing her anger and dissatisfaction.
"But I will not leave it at that if he does not take any action. We will have to adopt some other plan but I wil allow Sita to live in peace.” Shridhama stamped the floor with her feet angrily and set off to her palace. Ratinibha also returned to her palace. Prabhavati began to shudder with fear and anxiety. She feared that something unhappy would occur.
"Where was the need for doing all these things. Our joys and sorrows depend upon our karmas but how can I convince Shridhama of this great truth ?" Prabhavati thought. Her heart was filled with a nameless fear.
“Dear Sita! I hope you are well.”
"I am absolutely well by your grace and by the grace of our spiritual head."
Shri Ram felt a little calm as he met Sita. He had been greatly disturbed and agitated by what he had heard in Prabhavati's palace. He was a man of outstanding nobility and he abhorred mean thoughts and false and malicious gossip. He was a man of extraordinary humanity and magnanimity and so he despised crooked ways and wicked thoughts. He knew very well the inner thoughts and feelings of these three queens. He could easily see that it was a crooked conspiracy made by the three queens. Therefore all that they had said had produced little effect on his mind. In fact, his love and attachment for Sita increased. He went near Sita and said in a tender voice.
"Dear one! The pleasant breezes of the spring season have been filling the world with joy and jubilation. Let us go to the Mahendra garden and spend sometime joyfully there.”
"Dear lord ! I desire to worship the Paramatma. I will collect flowers from the garden; and worship the Lord. Will you acceed to my entreaty ?"
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