Though born of a wicked mother, and myself evil and ever doing wrong, still I am confident of Raghubir that he will know me for his own, and not abandon me.
Bharat’s words pleased all, imbued as they were with the nectar of piety. The people suffering from the baneful poison of separation revived as if at the sound of a healing charm. The queen-mothers, the ministers, the guru and all the men and women in the city were agitated by the vehemence of their affection and kept on telling Bharat’s praises: “His body is the very personification of devotion to Râma; ah, my lord Bharat, how can we say otherwise, seeing that Râma is as precious to you as your life? If any churl in his folly ascribe to you your mother’s sin, the wretch, with all who are his from generation to generation, shall have their abode in hell for hundreds of ages. The jewel is not infected with the guilt and villany of the serpent (in whose head it is found), but is an antidote to poison and subdues pain and poverty.”
Bharat’s words pleased all, imbued as they were with the nectar of piety. The people suffering from the baneful poison of separation revived as if at the sound of a healing charm. The queen-mothers, the ministers, the guru and all the men and women in the city were agitated by the vehemence of their affection and kept on telling Bharat’s praises: “His body is the very personification of devotion to Râma; ah, my lord Bharat, how can we say otherwise, seeing that Râma is as precious to you as your life? If any churl in his folly ascribe to you your mother’s sin, the wretch, with all who are his from generation to generation, shall have their abode in hell for hundreds of ages. The jewel is not infected with the guilt and villany of the serpent (in whose head it is found), but is an antidote to poison and subdues pain and poverty.”