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Background of the scene - Sita along with her sisters was in Gauri Mandir for morning prayer.
"Sevat tohi sulabah fal chaari, bardaayani purari piyaari. Debi pooji pad kamal tumhare, sur nar muni sab hohi sukhare. Mor manorath jaanahu neeke, basahun sada uur pur sabhike. Kinehun pragat na kaaran tehi, aas kahi charan gahe baidehi." Sita was singing when Ram and Laxman entered the temple. Ram stood there mesmerized by her soulful voice.
'Kitni komal vaadi hai,' Ram thought. He was still lost in her melodious voice when Sita ended the aarti. She turned around to distribute prasad and was pleasantly surprised to see Ram there. He smiled at her and in return got a sweet smile from her. She started distributing prasad, first to her sisters who were standing near her and then went towards Laxman. She went towards Ram at last, their hands touched slightly when she kept the prasad on his palm and it sent pleasurable sensation in both their bodies.
"Hume didi aur jija shree ko kuch samay ke liye ekaant main chod dena chahiye," Shutkirti said.
"Hum toh yaha se prasthaan ker lenge per wo jija shree ke pratibimba, unka kya ?" Urmila asked.
"Unhe bhi le chalte hai."
"Nahi unke saath main kadapi nahi jaungi."
"Main kaun sa tumhe unke saath akele jaane ke liye bol rahi hun. Waise tumhe unki itni chinta kyun rehti hai," Mandavi said.
"Mujyhay kyun unki chinta hone lagi. Theek hai unhe bhi le chalo warna didi aur jija shree ko ekaant nahi mil payega." She went near Laxman and said, "Chaliye Dashrathnandan hum aapko Gauri mandir ki vatika dikhaate hai."
"Mujyhay vaatika nahi dekhni..."
"Maine kaha na HUM SAB aapko vaatika dikhaate hai," she reiterated.
He finally got the hint and said, "Jee uchit hai." They left leaving Ram and Sita all by themselves.
Sita was the first one to realize that they were staring at each other and became conscious, she moved back to create some physical distance between them. "Main iss samay panchiyo ko dana daalne jaati hun, aap chalenge ?"
"Avashaya." Ram and Sita took slow, romantic walk with their eyes doing most of the talking as they left the temple premises. Sita stopped when they reached near the lake where many pigeons were already waiting for her. She started throwing grains for them and Ram emulated her. The slow breeze, rising reddish sun and chirping of birds, it was a perfect morning. Just when they finished feeding the pigeons they saw a white horse coming in their direction.
It stopped in front of Sita, she immediately recognized that it. "Tum yaha kab aaye," she said caressing it.
"Kal raatri main, Guru Vishwamitra ke ashram mai tha ye," Ram replied. They stood their patting it for sometime before Ram said "Isse pyaas lagi hogi, main isse jal grahan kerwa deta hun."
"Jee." Ram took the horse near the lake, he kept patting it lovingly while it drank water. 'Kitni anukampa, kitni samvedna hai inmai. Itne veer yodha hai parantu jeevo se kitna lagaw hai inhe,' she thought. The horse left after having water and Ram came back to her. "Aapke anuj ka kathan satya hi tha, aapse kisi ko bhi prem ho jaaye," she said spellbound by his charm.
"Aur aapko ?"
His question brought her out of her trance and she realized what she said and her cheeks turned red the very instant. "Jee... mujhay... wo ... mujhay prasthaan... kerna hoga," she blurted.
"Ye mere prashan ka uttar nahi hai," he smiled seeing her all nervous and shy.
"Uttar sheegrah hi mil jayega," with that she almost ran from there, blushing profoundly. Ram sighed, he has fallen hopelessly in love.
PS - The aarti in the starting of the OS is taken from Ramcharitramanas.
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