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

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CANTO LXVIL
hAma appeased.
As Rdma, pierced by sorrow's sting,
Lamented like a helpless tbing,
And by his mighty woe distraught
Was last in mafie of troubled thought,
Sumitr^'s son with loving care
Consoled him in his wild despair,
And while his feet he gently pressed
With words like these the chief addressed
' For sternest vow and noblest deed
Was Daiaratha blessed with seed.
Xhee for his son the king obtained,
Like Amrit by the Gods regained.
Thy gentle graces won his heart.
And all too weak to live apart
The monarch died, as Bharat told,
And lives on high mid Gods enrolled.
If thou, Rama, wilt not bear
This grief which fills thee with despair,
How shall a weaker man e'er hope,
Infirm and mean, with woe to cope ?
Take heart, I pray thee, noblest chief;
What man who breathes is free from grief?
Misfortunes come and burn like flame.
Then fly as quickly as they came.
Yay^ti son of Nahush reigned
With Indra on the throne he gained.
But falling for a light offence