"How dare you, how could you, cast longing eyes on Seeta? Will Seeta ever
yield to you? Take her from Raama indeed! Can one deceive the sun and steal from him his
light? You will be reduced to ashes if you approach the blazing fire of Janaka's daughter.
Do not fall a prey to Raama's shafts. Do not seek your own death. Do not approach the fire
guarded by Raama.
"One should not launch on a course of
action without full thought. You can never vanquish Raama in battle. O, Ruler of the
Raakshasas, do not turn a deaf ear to my words. Do you remember how, in olden days, proud
of my strength, I disturbed the rites and sacrifice of the sage Viswaamitra. In those days
Raama was but a boy; yet Viswaamitra had, with Dasaratha's permission, taken young Raama
to protect his sacrifice. |
