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Let us remember Kausalya's punya and her relationship with Rama.
Tyagaraja says 'taluku chekkili muddu petta kausalya munu tapamemi cheseno?' What tapas did Kausalya do to kiss his cheek.
In Valmiki Ramayana, their conversations are elaborate(run into 3 sargas). Kausalya hears the news and falls to the ground(shown in SKR briefly)and later says that she is neglected even when he is around and what will happen if he is not.
Rama later goes to take her permission and she says, If you the 'Abhirama'/most charming in the world has to go to forest, then I have to believe that destiny is very strong.
When you leave, the grief and sorrow will burn me down like a firewood is burnt. I will follow you like a cow follows her calf. Awww.
To this Rama says that she cannot leave Dasharatha and its her dharma to stay with him and help him in this situation. And that he will return after his exile and stand at her command. And that she should pray for him all this while.
She does an elaborate Puja for him, blesses him(with a long list of blessings), hugs him and smells his head(a traditional way of showing love n blessing i guess) and bids him farewell.
Rama again comes back to her and takes her permission(today's scene at the doorstep. just that Rama doesn't talk in SKR version) and she advises Seetha and gets assured. Hugs them. He assures her.
Why this? I felt this was important as the relationship was hardly shown in this show. Sumitra's portions were shown ok.
An overdose of Manthara's gymnastics and minutest details of Lankapati's vijaya yatras. But a daily show doesn't have time to show this mother-son relationship. But in turns shows it in a very cordial way. Or even non-existent.
