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Lakshmana
also supported them saying, “O brother, Bharatha is already ruling over
Ayodhya. Even if you return to Ayodhya, you may not be crowned as the
King.



So, I request you to take over this kingdom and transform all the
rakshasas. Lanka is full of golden mansions. Where else can you find
such a beautiful place? I will be very happy if you rule over this
Kingdom.”



Rama lovingly took Lakshmana close to him and said,

“Lakshmana,
how could you get such a silly desire? Just because one’s mother is
ugly, can he call any other beautiful woman as his mother? Even though
my country is poor compared to Lanka, I still consider it as my mother.
Lanka may be full of gold, but I don’t want it”!!



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SPIRITUAL COMMENTARY

What a tremendous
patriotism Lord Rama had for his own kingdom Ayodhya! He respected and
adored his kingdom like his own “mother” as, any country we belong to
becomes our “motherland” since we have been nurtured and brought up in
that country, like how a mother nurtures her child.



We should develop this kind of love and faith towards our country.
Parents and teachers should inculcate such spirit of patriotism in
their children and students. We should declare wholeheartedly with a
sense of pride that this is my country, this is my mother tongue.



A man’s country is not a certain area of land, of mountains,
rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to
that principle.Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it
cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the
nation.



We should love and serve our homeland; at the same time not hate or
hurt the homeland of others. We should not indulge in criticizing other
countries or people belonging to other nations. Having trust and faith
in our own country, we won’t try to put down any other country. We
should never bring grief or sorrow to our country. To have pride in our
own motherland is important.



There are millions of educated men and women all over the world,
but how many really benefit or contribute to the society’s progress? We
are utilising our education for our own selfishness and self-interest
alone.We have to eschew selfishness and self-interest and make our
education useful by resolving to serve the society and our country,for
its progress and development. That way we should make the best use of
our education we have recieved.



Let us respect and revere our elders and our country and set an
ideal to humanity.Let our conduct befit the degrees we have
acquired.Education is meant to broaden the mind.Education and
discrimination should go hand in hand. The prosperity of the nation
depends on the progress we make in the field of education.The future of
the nation rests on the students and the dynamic youths a nation
produces and nurtures.



Every Nation has stocked plenty of wealth for us. What is this
wealth? It is the spirit of sacrifice, which can be acquired through
service to society.

“Karmanu bandheeni Manushyaloke”, human society is bound by action.



“Sareeramadhyam Khalu Dharma Sadhanam”, the body is gifted in order
to undertake righteous actions, not to eat, drink and make merry.

We must render service to others till our last breath.