THE PATH OF RUN

Listening to these words of his sister and her praise of Seeta's beauty, Raavana dissolved the council and retired to muse alone. He had to think and think again, because he remembered what Maareecha bad told him. He turned in his mind the pros and cons and finally coming to a decision ordered a chariot to be kept ready in secrecy.

It was ready, his golden chariot, drawn by mules bearing demon faces. Mounting it, he passed over sea and land and cities. As he looked from his magic chariot at the sights of the summer season down below, his passion grew stronger.

He reached Maareecha's aashrama and met Maareecha who, with matted hair and bark garments, lived the life of an ascetic. Seeing his king and kinsman, Maareecha welcomed Raavana duly and said: Why have you come all this way a second time and unannounced?"

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