The Bee Drinks from Sita's Lotus Face
Bala Kanda, Doha 231
Doha 231 · Movement 2 of 2
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Ram continues speaking to Lakshmana, but his mind remains captivated by Sita's beauty. Words of discernment and the current of love move together without contradiction.
His attention is compared to a bee drinking deeply from the nectar of her lotus face. The bee does not wound the flower or seize it. It rests in delight and receives fragrance, colour, and sweetness.
Within the garden, the first sight lengthens beyond clock time. Brother listens, companions draw near, flowers remain in the princes' hands, and Ram's inward gaze continues to drink from the face destiny has brought before him.
While Ram speaks of dharma, his heart rests like a bee upon Sita's lotus face.
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Full source doha231 read; selected Rama's absorbed loving gaze while conversing with Lakshmana.
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Gita Press code81 undated · PDF pages 229 · printed pages 227. Reader passage: bala-kanda-doha-232. Printed numbering may differ.
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- While TALKING WITH HIS YOUNGER BROTHER, RAMA'S MIND is drawn to SITA'S FORM. He savors the beauty/nectar of HER LOTUSLIKE FACE as a BEE DRINKS NECTAR: poetic comparison, no literal bee/drinking/lotus-transformation.
- Selected Rama alone; Lakshmana/Sita outsidecrop not denied. Conversation and Sita-directed attention both retained, no one-frame proof of inward cognition/audible speech. No copied/invented attributed Hindi explanation.
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- Use only C216 current youthful Rama bluegrey ovalface brown eyes black shoulder curls creamgold foldedfabriccap distinct whiteU/red-detail tilak, yellowcreamgold dhoti/drape pearlgreenredstone necklace tinygoldhoops. Age15 artist not biography, small redline geometry/corner visibility/threecreamarmstripes artist not numerically certified.
- Actual one head two connected ownarms two distinct ownhands, one ownupperchest and one low openpalm near ownwaist. OPEN gentle brown eyes glance UP-RIGHT despite promptLEFT, absorbed tender smallsmile lips largelyclosed; actual direction/gesture artistic as Sita/brother offcrop. Lowerlegsfeet/gear cropped not declared absent.
- Imagined creamgold kinggarden arch flowering olivewhiteboughs distantivorygardenbuildings clearblueglass colorfulborders/leadlines, jewel E03 treatment. Exact venue/time/clothing/handgesture/agephase/palette artistic, no literal bees/nectarcup/face-lotus/kissing/proposal/wedding/mindpicture or physical drinking.
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करत बतकहि अनुज सन मन सिय रूप लोभान। मुख सरोज मकरंद छबि करइ मधुप इव पान।।231।।
While speaking thus with His younger brother, His mind remained captivated by Sita's beauty, like a bee drinking deep of the nectar from her lotus-like face.