The Forest Communities Find Their Protector
Ayodhya Kanda, Doha 135
Doha 135 · Movement 2 of 2
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The Kol and Kirata visitors look upon Ram's feet and speak from a shared relief. They are no longer without a lord. A true protector now dwells within their own forest.
His arrival is their fortune, not their achievement. The king of Kosala has come without army or throne, yet the displaced royal presence gives the surrounding communities a new center.
Their declaration reverses the visible story of exile. Ayodhya may appear to have lost its prince, but Chitrakoot's forest people have been found by him. Beneath the leaf roof, sovereignty is recognized through accessibility, tenderness, and the assurance that their lives now stand within Ram's sight.
At the lotus feet of an exiled king, the forest communities rise with the joy of people who finally belong to a protector.
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अब हम नाथ सनाथ सब भए देखि प्रभु पाय। भाग हमारे आगमनु राउर कोसलराय।।135।।
Now we have all found our true protector, having beheld the Lord's lotus feet. Our great fortune is your coming here, O King of Kosala!