THE RÁMÁYAN OF VÁLMÍKI, VOL. III - Gujarat Knowledge Centre

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CANTO LV.
SITA nv PRISON^.
Thus Bavan his commandment gave
To those eight giants strong and brave,
^o thinking in his foolish, pride
Against all dangers to provide.
Then with his wounded heart aflame
With love he thought upon the dame.
And took with hasty steps the way
To the fair chamber where she lay.
He saw the gentle lady there
Weighed down by woe too great to bear.
Amid the throng of fiends who kept
Their watch around her as she wept ;.
A pinnace sinking neath the wave
When mighty winds around her rave
:Arlonely herd-forsaken deer.
When hungry dogs are pressing near.
Within the bower the giant passed
Her mournful looks were downward cast.
As there she lay with streaming eyes
The giant bade the lady rise,
And to the shrinking captive showed
The glories of his rich abode.
Where thousand women spent their days
In palaces with gold ablaze
Where wandered birds of every sort.
And jewels flashed in hall and court.
Where noble pillars charmed the sight