In English
A small instance will enable us to recognise the intensity of ’s love towards . After ’s , was returning to in a very dejected manner and even as he was walking back, he witnessed a large number of bad omens. As soon as reached the palace, he gave the news of the of ; and all the were grief stricken. Although was a very strong person, he could not even draw his bow after the of . Then realised that all his strength by which he won the battle of and by which he burnt down the was in reality the strength acquired by his proximity to . He realised that he had no intrinsic strength of his own. was also wondering how he could convey the sad news to the old blind mother. As they entered the mansion, was informed that was coming. Because of her old age, it was natural that she could not see or hear properly. As soon as she realised that was coming, she thought that was bringing news of . She began to shower a number of questions on and wanted to ask many questions about . was greatly worried as to how he could convey the news to . Unable to give a reply to her questions, cried out and said that was no longer alive. As soon as she heard of this sad news, she left her life as if she was going in search of . She could not live for even one moment without . also had great affection for and they were no ordinary people. The were like the five for and was the mainstay of . On one occasion, told that he should not show any extra partiality to the because to him, the and the were equally important. To this replied without fear or favour and said, “There is no comparison whatsoever between the and the . I will now tell you the kind of connection I have with the . is like the head in the body; is like the shoulders of the body; is like the stomach of the body and and are like the two legs; and in such a body, I am the heart and the moving force. Without a body, the heart cannot exist and without a heart, the body cannot exist. Such is the inseparable connection between me and the .” who had given such a reply was treating the with great affection and, in turn, the were treating as their life-moving force. In fact, at all times, in pain and pleasure, in joy and sorrow, in ease and difficult times, they were always thinking of and leading their lives. That is why, when the were told of the of , they were greatly agitated and disturbed. The kind of detachment they developed towards the world after this incident cannot be found in any other household. took the head of the departed mother on to his lap. He addressed one of his brothers and asked him to make arrangements for the last rites of the mother. He asked another brother to make arrangements for the coronation of , and he asked yet another brother to make arrangements for their departure to the forest for leading a secluded life. On one side, he was making arrangements for the last rites of his mother; and on another side, he was arranging for the coronation; and on another side, he was preparing to lead a detached and secluded life. Such a combination of events is very unusual and singular. It is the love which the had towards that is responsible for this. has been teaching the people of the world this sacred devotion of the . was a great individual who had an intense and affectionate feeling towards the . Therefore, you should make an attempt to understand the sacred acts of in the true perspective. The that we see depicted in the cinemas and dramas of today is not the true . In fact, he is sometimes depicted like a modern college student with many unsacred ideas and doing several irresponsible acts. Truly, the aspect of is very sacred and his actions are full of divine love. These sacred actions of , which are seen at many places in , must be well and properly understood by all of you.