On hearing this
Raama excitedly shouted, "Fetch the bundle, fetch it." They brought it from the cave and when Raama saw the sash he was
beside himself with grief. The little bundle brought before his eyes the suffering of
Seeta at the hands of the Raakshasa.
He closed his eyes and told Lakshmana to
untie the bundle and examine the jewels since he himself could not bear to look at them.
Lakshmana did so. "Indeed these are
Seeta's anklets," LakShmana said. "There is no doubt they are hers. These I
know, for often have I seen them while laying my head on her feet in worship. The others I
am not familiar with, never having presumed to look closely at them." |