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the very life of Bharath. Oh! What has happened. How can attachment be tested ? Oh! What an unwise step we took! This calamity would not have occurred if we had believed the words of Indra, or this greatest man of the world would not have died an untimely death thus if we had adopted another method to test his love for Shri Ram. O! What will happen to Shri Ram when he comes to know of Lakshman's death ? How would this news affect him? Can he bear with the separation from his brother Lakshman? Shri Ram has an extraordinary and unexampled love for Lakshman. He will be surely stunned by this event". The two divine beings were steeped in grief and began to shudder at the thought of what might happen in the future".
Surely the test of friendship and attachment was carried out but what was the effect of it? It was evident that the attachment between Ram and Lakshman was unexampled and extraordinary but what was the effect of the test ? Where was the need for carrying out this test? Who would carry out such a terrible test? If we interfere with the lives of others without thinking of the effects of such an interference, such calamities do occur.
The two divine beings filled with grief and anguish repenting their action of trying to test the nature of the attachment between Ram and Lakshman returned to heaven. Within a few moments, the magical illusion disappeared but the terrible effect of the trick remained. When the Queens saw Lakshman lying dead, they were stunned and their hearts began to palpitate. Their eyes were filled with gloom.
Their lamentations filled the atmosphere with gloom.
"Dear Lord! What has happened to you? Why are you sitting on the throne motionless and still ? Please, speak out. Please say something to your dear Queens”. The grief-stricken Queens touched Lakshman's body. But Lakshman had died. The loud lamentations of the Queens reverberated throughout the city. The news of Lakshman's death spread throughout the city like wildfire. Shri Ram hearing the lamentation at once came there. He saw Vishalya weeping like a helpless child and said,
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