Raama is generous and will surely forgive you if you seek his mercy. Seek
forgiveness and safety. Do not seek death and destruction.
"There, I hear even now the twang of
Raama's bow. You can not escape. Yama stands very near, ready to carry you away. The
arrows of Raama and Lakshmana will soon be here in Lanka and your city will be in flames.
Did not Raama utterly destroy the Raakshasas at Janasthaana? Did you not, knowing his
strength, come like a thief to our hut, when Raama and Lakshmana were away, to steal me?
Can you for a moment stand before them face to face? Can a dog approach a tiger? Will it
not flee from the very scent? As the sun sucks up moisture from the wet earth, Raama and
Lakshmana will drink your life. Will you run to hide yourself among the mountains? Will
you try to escape under the sea? Even then, as at the appointed hour the tree is struck by
lightning, so will you perish at their hands. You cannot escape. |
