Again and again turning his troubled gaze on Sita and his two fair sons, he clasped them to his bosom time after time in an agony of love.
In his agitation he could not speak; grief overmastered him and wild anguish of heart. After most affectionately bowing his head at his feet, Raghunath arose and begged permission to depart. “Father, give me your blessing and commands; why so dismayed at this time of rejoicing? From excessive attachment, sire, to any beloved object honour is lost and disgrace incurred.” At this the love-sick king arose and taking Raghupati by the arm made him sit down: “Hearken, my son; the sages say that Rama is the lord of all creation, animate or inanimate; that God, after weighing good and bad actions and mentally considering them, apportions their reward, and the doer reaps the fruit of his own doings: this is the doctrine of the Scriptures and the verdict of mankind.
In his agitation he could not speak; grief overmastered him and wild anguish of heart. After most affectionately bowing his head at his feet, Raghunath arose and begged permission to depart. “Father, give me your blessing and commands; why so dismayed at this time of rejoicing? From excessive attachment, sire, to any beloved object honour is lost and disgrace incurred.” At this the love-sick king arose and taking Raghupati by the arm made him sit down: “Hearken, my son; the sages say that Rama is the lord of all creation, animate or inanimate; that God, after weighing good and bad actions and mentally considering them, apportions their reward, and the doer reaps the fruit of his own doings: this is the doctrine of the Scriptures and the verdict of mankind.