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

82 i:»B R/(MAYA'N. Book 111.
Whose fame by every tongue is told
Their might by mine is far surpassed :
But when, O best of men, I cast
These fond eyes on thy form, I see
My chosen love and lord in thee.
Endowed with wondrous might am I
Where'er my fancy leads I fly.
The poor misshapen Sita leave.
And me, thy worthier bride receive.
Look on my beauty, and prefer
A spouse more meet than one like her
I'll eat that ill-formed woman there :
Thy brother too her fate shall share.
But come, beloved ; thou shalt roam
With me through all our woodland home
Each varied grove with me shalt seek.
And gaze upon each mountain peak.'
As thus she spoke, the monster gazed'
With sparkling eyes where passion blazed
Then he, in lore of language learned.
This answer eloquent returned