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“Mother, I shall not live without Ram.”
“Mother, I shall not live without Ram.”
Ram, Lakshman, and Sita have departed for the forest,
Father King Dasharath has ascended to heaven,
Mother, I shall not live without Ram.”
The wicked and ill-willed daughter of Kaikeyi
(Kaikeyi referred as the daughter of the Kekaya clan)
I shall not reside in her land,
Mother, I shall not live without Ram.”
At dawn, I too shall leave for the forest,
I have no purpose left in Ayodhya,
Mother, I shall not live without Ram.”
Tulsidas sings the glory of Bharat’s love,
Chanting his name ceaselessly,
Mother, I shall not live without Ram.