Guru Vasishtha, the revered sage and raj guru of king Dashrath, matched the horoscope of Lord Rama and Mother Seeta. The horoscopes were apparently made for each other, and no other person could be a part of their life as life partner. It was a match unparalleled, and they were destined to a life together as per the sage’s predictions.
And this is how their life panned out:
A day before being coronated the king of Ayodhya, Lord Rama was banished to the forests for fourteen years with His wife Seeta and brother Lakshmana. In the 13th year of exile, the asura (demon) king Ravana kidnapped Mother Seeta. After a year-long travel across the Indian ocean, and overcoming many trials and tribulations, lord Rama waged a war, killed Ravana and returned to Ayodhya with his consort, Mother Seeta.
Upon their return to Ayodhya after fourteen years, they were coronated king and queen and a new set of woes commenced for this divine couple. Soon there were whispers in the kingdom regarding the character of Mother Seeta, as she was captive with Ravana for a year. As a king lord Rama was duty bound to pay heed to the voice of his people and had to let go of his beloved wife. She was once again sent to the forests, away from her Lord. Mother Seeta and lord Rama could never be together, apart for the first 13 years of exile.
In hindsight, we may have to agree that Sage Vasishtha’s prediction was not wrong. Mother Seeta and lord Rama did have an extraordinary married life, albeit in the forests! They were devoted to one another, lost in one another. Neither sought wealth, fame, kingdom, or riches. They wanted to be with one another and for one another, which they did for thirteen years. Even when they were apart, every action was for the other. So, how do we say that the sage was wrong?
We came to our conclusions because they were banished to the forest and lived in abject poverty. A king and queen in forest cannot be happy in poverty, and hence they did not have a good life. Maybe that’s why most of us refer to them as ‘poor couple, not a happy moment in their life’. However, if they went through their hardships willingly, how is our perception correct? For all we know, if we were to ask them, they may agree too, saying Mother Kaikeyi’s curse was a blessing in disguise. Not a care in the world and thirteen years of togetherness! What more does any couple seek?
I narrated the above to highlight the ways of our mind. The mind is forever trying to think the worst of any possible scenario. It jumps to conclusions, within the framework of what the eyes can see, which is very limited. Digging deeper, dwelling on the bigger picture are the attributes of the heart. To enable sound, or propitious decisions we need the counsel of the heart.
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