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JAIN RAMAYAN
Shri Ram, at once, gave orders to his servants. Proper arrangements were made in the garden, for the visit of Shri Ram and Sita.
The next morning, Sita worshipped the lord with heartfelt devotion decorating the lord's image with fresh and fragrant flowers. After the worship was over, Shri Ram and Sita set off to the Mahendra garden accompanied by the members of the royal family. The citizens of Ayodhya made enthusiastic preparations to extend a fitting welcome to the spring, the king of seasons. Grand arrangements were made for the spring festival. Arrangements were made not only for jubilations but also for the austerities relating to the worship of the Paramatma.
Shri Ram noticed that the people of Ayodhya were deeply and forgetfully immersed in the jubilations and celebrations.
Just then, Sita greatly shocked said, "Dear lord! My right eye is shaking. I do not know what lies concealed in the womb of the future !" Sita shuddered to the brims of her being at the thought of some inauspicious occurrence.
"This is not a good omen!" said Shri Ram expressing his anxiety and looking towards Sita.
"Are not the fates satisfied with the sports they played with my life? They caused the greatest adversity to me. I had to experience the anguish of being a captive in Lanka. I do not know what greater calamity the fates are planning to cause to Dear lord! I fear that some great calamity will occur. Otherwise, my right eye would not have shaken thus."
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Sita's bright and cheerful face grew bleak and blighted. She kept looking at Shri Ram.
"Dear Sita! Do not give way to grief. Our joys and sorrows depend upon our karmas. Everyone has to experience the fruits of his karmas. If some inauspicious karma emerges to the surface no power on this earth can prevent it from carrying out its purpose."
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