Sunayana Calls Sita's Companions Near
Bala Kanda, Doha 255
Doha 255 · Movement 2 of 2
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Queen Sunayana watches Ram leave the platform. His youthful body appears tender against the terrible weight of the bow, and maternal love turns admiration into fear.
She calls Sita's companions close, drawing trusted faces around her within the crowded women's gallery. Her eyes remain fixed upon the dark prince as tears gather and her voice begins to break.
The queen does not doubt Ram's beauty or virtue. She fears the cruelty of placing such a weapon before one so young, especially after Ravana and hosts of kings have failed. Around her, the hall anticipates triumph. Within her, a mother's tenderness sees danger and seeks an answer from those nearest to Sita.
Love fills Sunayana's eyes with Ram, then fills those same eyes with tears.
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Full doha retained; selected Sita mother distressed speech to companions in assembly.
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Gita Press code81 undated · PDF pages 250 · printed pages 248. Reader passage: bala-kanda-doha-256. Printed numbering may differ.
Source facts
- Sita mother lovingly looks at Rama, calls companions near.
- Overcome by affection speaks distressed/crying words to companions in current bow assembly; not prayer/private quarters.
- Proper name Sunayana absent from this verse and witness locality; unnamed mother artist model.
Artistic choices
- PASS one head two connected own arms two natural hands own RIGHT chest own LEFT open palm extended RIGHT; OPEN eyes actual UPRIGHT worried brows PARTED distressed lips small cheek tear. Soft unnamed assembly figures in background, exact crowd heads limbs seats not certified.
- Exact pose gaze architecture garments cap wearing-time numerical ages materials ornament counts are artist choices; participants outside crop not denied; no full assembly/feet/whole chronology census certificate. Full source retained and editorial originals untouched.
- NEW unnamed mother imagined mature adult warm golden brown fuller oval brown eyes black-grey sidepart low braid under deep mauve gold veil ivory blouse pearls bindi gold hoops/cuffs. No white earflower or head garland. Exact appearance/numerical age not source biography; not canonical Sita, Kaushalya, Ahalya or anonymous earlier companion identity.
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रामहि प्रेम समेत लखि सखिन्ह समीप बोलाइ। सीता मातु सनेह बस बचन कहइ बिलखाइ।।255।।
Seeing Rama with eyes full of love, Sita's mother called her companions near. Overcome by maternal tenderness, Queen Sunayana spoke these words through her tears.