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Today's episode starts from where he left off; King Dashrath feeling the warmth of his sons' love. He recalls their childhood days. The BG music and this entire sequence was very heartwarming to watch as he reminisces some moments of a toddler Ram and his brothers (who is about 2-3 years old I think) take their first steps, play around and bask in the love and affection from his mothers and the king. Ram is a caring, affectionate and doting son whose main concern is his loved ones' well being. He is the first to notice the wound on his father's leg and brings some ground medicinal leaves to immediately tend to it. Here, we see Ram's contact with nature again and his belief in it's healing powers.
Just as how Ram and his sons are very important to Dashrath, so is it for Ram which is evident as for some reason he gets nightmares where the royal palace is burning and has a glimpse of Lord Vishnu in his Vaikunth calling out to him when he gets submerged underwater from the torrential floods raging and swirling in Ayodhya. . His thoughts are in complete disarray when he is jolted from his troubled sleep and the next morning, we find him in deep meditation as his brothers, not knowing of his whereabouts, begin to worry.He is mainly anxious for his father and the thought that something might happen to him, which he confides to his Guru as shown in the precap.
In Mithila, we see Queen Sunaina lecturing her daughters about the art of cooking. She calls it an art, more than a duty. She tells them how important it is to make something out of love. Haven't we heard of the phrase'Maa ka haath ka pyaar' ? The very same food cooked out of love and bearing positive thoughts and feelings whilst cooking, has an effect on its taste. My mother and I were incidentally discussing this very same thing few days back and I could really relate to what she said.
Sita's eyes then fall upon some seeds and just as I suspected, she runs off.. where you ask ? To plant them of course, to feel the mud once again! Much to her mother's amusement😆 All the four sisters team up to do this and King Janak who comes there with his retinue is hardly surprised to see his Janaki amidst the green fields. She then asks her father an innocent question-' if these plants are born from the soil within, won't they be referred to as the Bhoomija as well ?' Janak and the surrounding people are left stunned for a moment. Then the wise king replies' Yes, my dear daughter, we are all Bhoomija.' When we are born, we come into the earth, live our lives on it and when we die, our ashes mix back into the very same earth. This scene was very poignant for me.
King Dashrath meanwhile returns to his palace. He tells Kaikeyi about the sadness of separation from his beloved sons and sings praises of Ram however, when suggested by Kaikeyi to convey this to Kausalya as well, his demeanor changes. Today's episode showed that the main bone of contention between Kausalya and Dashrath is their one sacrifice they had to do, their daughter herself. The former blames the King for his hardheartedness but the latter is unable to alleviate her grief and at the same time, refuses to defend himself feeling that she should understand that he had his reasons. So there is a sort of an impasse between them now. Sumitra and Kaikeyi fear their sons' reaction on knowing this truth but Kausalya thinks that it is inevitable. Personally, I understand Kausalya's mindset and I hope that the show delves into the reason behind Dashrath's decision, in a sensitive manner.
So this was an interesting episode overall. I do not know in detail about Shanta's part in the story and looking forward to the same. Overall a good episode. What are your thoughts everyone ? Like the post if you agree and kindly share your views😊
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