| "Is there
none in the world to advise you aright? Why do you do evil and bring destruction on
yourself and on your people? When a king loses self-control, his kingdom and wealth will
all be destroyed. Be sure, this Lanka and its great wealth will be utterly destroyed if
you persist in your sin and the foes whom you have conquered and humiliated will rejoice.
I have no use for the wealth and the pleasures that you promise. They do not tempt me. I have married Raama and I cannot take my mind and heart away from
him. I, who held his hand, can never touch another, never. I am his, the Prince's,
entirely and forever. I belong to him, as the Veda belongs to one who has
reverently mastered it. It is not right for anyone else to look on me with longing eyes.
Listen to me who speaks for your good. Beg Raama humbly for forgiveness and escape from
his anger. Do not go in search of your own ruin. |
