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As fury lit Kaikeyi's eyes She spoke with long and burning sighs: "This day my son enthroned shall see, And Rama to the woods shall flee. But tell me, damsel, if thou can, A certain way, a skilful plan That Bharat may the empire gain, And Rama's hopes be nursed in vain."
The lady ceased. The wicked maid The mandate of her queen obeyed, And darkly plotting Rama's fall Responded to Kaikeyi's call.