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CHAPTER XXVI
Rama's Mission Fulfilled
Rama Laments for Sita—The King of Vultures—Story of the Demon—
Revelation after Death—Rama forms an Alliance with the Apes—Slaying of
Bali—The Rainy Season—Sita's Life in Lanka—Hanuman the Spy—Discovery
of Sita—-Battle with Giants—Building of Rama's Bridge—The Worship of
Shiva—Invasion of Lanka—-The War with Demons—A Serpent Noose—How
the Sleeping Giant was Slain—Rama and Lakshmana Wounded—Hanuman
carries a Mountain to Lanka—Lakshmana Slain and Restored to Life—Ravana
seeks to kill Sita—The Fall of Ravana—Sita's Ordeal of Fire—Rama's Return to
Ayodhya—Second Exile of Sita—The Horse Sacrifice—Rama's Warlike Sons—
Sita Returns to the Earth Mother—Ascent of Rama.
Rama wept for Sita. He searched hither and thither
through the forest, and called on every mountain and tree
and on every bird and every beast, asking whither she
had gone. When he found a tattered garland which his
loved one had worn, he swooned with overpowering
grief.
Then Lakshmana sprinkled water drops on his face
until he revived. "Alas! my brother," he cried, "do
not sorrow thus lest death should snatch thee away."
Said Rama: "Sita is my heart's love. I cannot live
without her. For my sake she deserted the royal palace
to wander in this fearsome jungle. Now that she is gone,
the moments seem longer than years. . . . How can I
live on when she is lost to me?"
Lakshmana comforted his brother: then they arose
together and continued their vain search. . . . Rama
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Rama's Mission Fulfilled
Rama Laments for Sita—The King of Vultures—Story of the Demon—
Revelation after Death—Rama forms an Alliance with the Apes—Slaying of
Bali—The Rainy Season—Sita's Life in Lanka—Hanuman the Spy—Discovery
of Sita—-Battle with Giants—Building of Rama's Bridge—The Worship of
Shiva—Invasion of Lanka—-The War with Demons—A Serpent Noose—How
the Sleeping Giant was Slain—Rama and Lakshmana Wounded—Hanuman
carries a Mountain to Lanka—Lakshmana Slain and Restored to Life—Ravana
seeks to kill Sita—The Fall of Ravana—Sita's Ordeal of Fire—Rama's Return to
Ayodhya—Second Exile of Sita—The Horse Sacrifice—Rama's Warlike Sons—
Sita Returns to the Earth Mother—Ascent of Rama.
Rama wept for Sita. He searched hither and thither
through the forest, and called on every mountain and tree
and on every bird and every beast, asking whither she
had gone. When he found a tattered garland which his
loved one had worn, he swooned with overpowering
grief.
Then Lakshmana sprinkled water drops on his face
until he revived. "Alas! my brother," he cried, "do
not sorrow thus lest death should snatch thee away."
Said Rama: "Sita is my heart's love. I cannot live
without her. For my sake she deserted the royal palace
to wander in this fearsome jungle. Now that she is gone,
the moments seem longer than years. . . . How can I
live on when she is lost to me?"
Lakshmana comforted his brother: then they arose
together and continued their vain search. . . . Rama
408