722. O Rama!

O Rama!
O Rama!
Tell me,
Why
Were you so unkind
To Sita, your consort?
Why?
Why?

“I wanted
To prove
To the world
At large
That my Sita’s
Sacrifice-Light
Far surpassed
My morality’s
Judgement-Might.”
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, part 15, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973