The Brothers Sit at Their Guru's Command
Bala Kanda, Doha 225
Doha 225 · Movement 2 of 2
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Ram and Lakshmana approach Vishwamitra fearful of delay, yet filled with love, humility, and gentle modesty. Their princely beauty is now clothed in the inward posture of disciples.
Both bow their heads at the sage's lotus feet. No explanation is offered to excuse the children, the city, or the wonder of the pavilion.
Only after receiving the guru's command do they sit. Obedience gives rest to movement. The two who made a city abandon its work now become still before one ascetic, revealing that beauty and strength find their natural order beneath reverence.
After captivating Mithila, the brothers lower their heads and wait for one word from the guru.
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सभय सप्रेम बिनीत अति सकुच सहित दोउ भाइ। गुर पद पंकज नाइ सिर बैठे आयसु पाइ।।225।।
Fearful, loving, supremely humble, and filled with gentle modesty, the two brothers bowed their heads at the lotus feet of their Guru and sat down upon receiving his command.