summary of Toru Dutt's Lakshman poem
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The poem "Lakshman" by Toru Dutt is a tense conversation between Lakshman and his sister-in-law Sita from the Hindu epic Ramayana. Sita asks Lakshman to listen to the cries echoing, they are her husband’s cry. She asks Lakshman to go and look for her husband but Lakshman says that his brother is the mightiest and no one can harm him. Sita, being worried about her husband, asks Lakshman to go anyway and bring her husband back to her. Lakshman denies to leave her alone in the woods but Sita is adamant. Lakshman then takes his arrow and carves a magical circle around Sita on the ground which no evil force can penetrate. He takes her blessings and follows the cries of her husband.
The poem "Lakshman" by Toru Dutt is an agitated dialogue among Lakshman and his sister-in-law Sita from the Hindu legend Ramayana. Sita requests Lakshman to monitor to the screams imitating, they are her husband’s noise. She demands Lakshman to go and look for her spouse but Lakshman asserts that his brother is the almighty and no one can hurt him. Sita, being anxious about her husband, demands Lakshman to go anyway and bring Ram back to her. Lakshman refuses to leave her solely in the forests but Sita is adamant. Lakshman then takes his arrow and creates a magical sphere around Sita on the earth which no harmful force can enter. Later, he takes her blessings and accompanies the cries of her husband.