In the previous episode we witnessed that Taara comes into the place where Rama had killed her husband Vaali. She was initially into deep state of sorrow and uncontrollable grief, however she recovers herself and praises Rama for his magnanimity! Thus Rama asks Sugriva and Angada to perform the last rites to Vaali and subsequently asks Lakshmana to go into Kishkinta to coronate Sugriva on the throne.
Eventually Lakshmana along with the other Vaanaraas set out to Kishkinta, as the celebrations begin. They straightaway enter into the palace and Lakshmana along with Hanuman, Angadha and other Vaanaraas coronate Sugriva as the chief of the Vaanaraas. As Sugriva is getting coronated, Rama sends a message that he would be residing with Lakshmana at the Maalyavaan Mountain, adjacent to the Rishyamukha Mountain for the next four months, which fall under the rainy season. Since it is a rainy season, it would be difficult to undertake the search mission and hence Rama decides to halt everything for sometime and wait till the weather improves. Once these four months were over, the plan was made to undertake the search for Sita.
Thus the coronation ceremony takes place at Kishkinta in a grand manner! Sugriva is finally coronated by Lakshmana and Hanuman. After the coronation is over, Lakshmana returns back to Maalyavaan Mountain where Rama was staying.
“Abhishinchasva raajyeva suvruthassampraharshaya!
Ithi raamaa dhanurvaadhyaha sugreevo vaanara rishabaha!!
Aavivesha natham nidraa nishaashu shayanam gatham!
Tath samudrena shokena bhaashpamupaka chethanam!!”
From the above slokas, Vaalmiki Maharishi beautifully and emotionally brings out the sufferings that Rama and Lakshmana are undergoing during these four months! Rama is literally sleepless (“Aavivesha natham nidraa”) and his food intake reduced considerably! He is weeping bitterly and uncontrollably all these days and is in full thoughts about his beloved Sita! Even if Rama sleeps out of his extreme tiredness, he wakes up all of a sudden and searches around for Sita everywhere! He sees Sita in whichever direction he looks! He sees Sita in whichever food item that he eats! He sees Sita in whomever his eyes fall upon! Thus, Rama is completely lost in the thoughts about the safety of Sita and is waiting restlessly till this four-month period is over!
As Rama is restless in his thoughts and actions for these four rainy months, we shall also wait till the four months get over! After the four months are over, did Sugriva and Co. come to meet Rama by themselves or, some kind of a remainder had to be sent? What happened next? Let’s wait till the next episode to find out!
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