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Shri Ram's Awakening
Then Jatayu approached Shri Ram and said arching his eyebrows in an ironical smile.
"Ah! How intelligent you are! Knowing all this you are carrying about a dead body. Is it not sheer foolishness? You too discard this foolish attachment".
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Hearing the words of Jatayu, Shri Ram stared, at him and embraced Lakshman's dead body again and again. Shri Ram shouted angrily; "O you wicked fellow! Why do you say such inauspicious things? Get away from my sight. Do not try to deceive me by your tricky talk". Jatayu was disappointed. He was greatly agitated by Shri Ram's insane condition but another heavenly being joined Jatayu.
Kritantavadan had adopted the Charitradharma and after his death in this world, he had taken birth in heaven. He visualized Shri Ram's condition by means of his extrasensory perception and he also saw the endeavours that Jatayu was making and he at once came down to earth in order to bring about spiritual awakening in Shri Ram. After consulting Jatayu, he made a new plan.
Accordingly, Kritantavadan assumed the form of a human. being and began wandering about in the garden carrying the dead body of a woman and lamenting loudly. Shri Ram also was wandering in the forest carrying Lakshman's dead body. One was carrying his dearest brother and the other was carrying the dead body of a woman. Shri Ram looked at Kritantavadan with unwinking eyes and said;
"O you pilgrim! Are you mad? Why are you carrying the dead body of a woman? Please realise that the woman is dead".
"O you ignoble man! Do not say such inauspicious things. She is my dearest love. Why are you carrying about that dead body? If you can realise that my love is dead why don't you realise that your brother also is dead?"
"Am I carrying a dead body ?"
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