Science & Environment, Journalist & Writers Association, India

To get rid of a depressed and distract state of mind, devotional bhajans are the ultimate remedy. While listening to one of my favorites, one line caught my attention. राम को देख कर श्री जनकनंदिनी, बाग में जा खड़ी देखती रह गई। राम देखे सिया, मां सिया राम को,  चार अंखियां लड़ी की लड़ी रह गई।। So here the context is that Raghukul Shiromani Shree Ramchandra Maharaj along with Guru Vishwamitra and his younger brother Lakshman is in Janakpur, and the occasion was the Swayamvar of Janak Nandini Maithili. The town was transformed into a fairyland as if heaven came on the earth. Mesmerized by the beauty of the town, the duo decided to take a round of the place, and during their tour, they reached an orchard where destiny had planned something very beautiful. His eyes were mesmerized by the view but it was not that of the garden,  but the beautiful maiden whose eyes struck with his and their eyes locked with each other. So here love starts, and the bhajan glorifies this and depicts it ...