Page 25 - Courage Redifined

Sudarshan Chakra stood in Lakshmana's service instead
of cutting his head, Lakshmana warned him, “Look
Ravana! Your Chakra is now in my hands. So you can
understand very well that if I leave this Chakra on you,
it will surely kill you. This is my last and final warning
to you. Free Sita, hand her over to us and live a peaceful
life. We will forgive your great mistake.”

Betrayal of trust did not reflect in Lakshmana's word. Infact,
Lakshmana exhibited extraordinary generosity by showing the
readiness to forgive him. But Ravana did not agree. Instead
he answered, “O Forest roamers! You will not get Sita back
so easily. Do what you wish.” On these words, Lakshmana
was compelled to throw his Chakra which ended up killing
Ravana.

But here, Kamlata took the King in confidence by her fake
show of love and affection and then silently beheaded him.
Such a terrible betrayal! Great women of the past have cheated
others to protect their character but not so cruelly. Mahasati
Surasundari was abandoned in a dense forest by her husband
Amar Kumar. Going forward she fell in a King’s trap who
wished to make her the Queen. She requested for a time
span of 4 days during which she took the other queens in her
confidence. According to their guidance, she escaped into the
forest using a secret tunnel and thus betrayed the King. But
this betrayal did not lead to loss of life or any other major
loss.

Similarly, Narmada Sundari was also left alone in the forest.
Eventually, she fell in the trap of a prostitute. The prostitute
sent her to dance in front of the King. On her way, she
purposely fell in a puddle of mud and started pretending as
if she had gone mad. She started screaming, “How does it
matter if he is the King ? How does it matter if he is the
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