"A hero does not bow down before fate. Having announced Raama's coronation
by beat of drum to the town and country, the treacherous King invokes some old forgotten
boon and orders you to go to the forest. Is it manly to call this fate and obey it meekly?
Only cowards go down-under fate. Heroes should oppose and vanquish it. I am no weakling to
yield to fate. You will see today the might of a hero matched against fate. I shall tame
the mad elephant fate and make it serve me.
"I shall banish to the forest those
who conspired to banish you. If you wish to visit the forest for a change, you can do so
later. He proper time for it will be when you have reigned as king for many years and then
entrusted the crown to your sons. That was the way of our ancestors. If anyone questions
your kingship now, I stand here to annihilate him. |
