Ramayana_VOLUME V with index

Ramayana: A Divine Drama – Vol. V
were bowed by sorrow. Their eyes were fixed on the ground
below their feet. They were shedding streams of tears. The three
Queens extolled the virtues and excellences of Sita and Rama,
but could not stop the outflow of grief. (RKRV Part I p.460)
Sunayana offers her consolation:
Queen Sunayana could find no words to speak. At last, she said,
“Mother! Of what avail is sorrow at this stage Providence
directed things along this crooked way. A diamond-edged cutter
was used to sunder the cream on the milk! We have heard of the
life-giving Amrith, the heavenly nectar; but, we have not seen it.
But we are privileged to see now the equally potent poison. We
have the visual experience only of crows, storks, vultures and
owls; but the visual experience of the Celestial Hamsa which has
Lake Manasarovar as its habitat is beyond us. Queens! The sport
of destiny is full of contradictions and absurdities. They are as
unpredictable as the wayward sport of children.” While trying
thus to console the Queens, Sunayana herself could not restrain
her tears. (RKRV Part I p.460-461)
Kausalya says all are the consequences of Karma:
At this, Kausalya said, “Sunayana! This has happened not
through the fault of one particular person. Happiness and misery,
profit and loss, are all the consequences of Karma, the deeds,
words and thoughts of the persons themselves. Has it not been
declared, Avasyam anubhokthavyam, krtham Karma
subhaasubham Good or bad, whatever karma has been done, its
consequences have to be willy-nilly suffered or enjoyed. God
knows the hardship-filled process of Karma. He confers the
appropriate consequence according to the deed. Each one carries
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