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did so. Is this worthy of him? Is it not
unbecoming of a King to pledge his word
and then regret it? You have the power to
fulfil his promise, but he fears even to tell
you of it and is thinking of violating it.
Would it be right? If you assure him that
he need not be anxious about your attitude
and that he should keep his word at all
costs, you will give him the needed
strength to behave righteously. You must
give him the help he needs. The thing is in
your hands. I shall tell you what it is, but
after you promise me that you will help
the King to fulfil his pledge."
Rama, saddened at the thought that he
should in any way be the occasion of
distress to his father, said to Kaikeyi:
"Mother, am I indeed the cause of all this
trouble? I do not deserve that you should
have any doubts about me. If my father
asks me to jump into the fire, I shall not
hesitate to do it. If he asks me to drink
poison, I shall drink it without hesitation.
You know this. You know well enough
that at his bidding I would drown myself
in the sea. Here mother, I give you my
solemn promise that I shall fulfil the
King's promise to you, and I never break
my word."
When
Rama
uttered
these
words,
Kaikeyi exulted, for she knew she had
conquered. The King for his part was in
despair, seeing that all escape was now
barred.
Thereupon the pitiless Kaikeyi uttered
these terrible words: "Rama, your words
are worthy of you. What higher duty has a
son than helping fulfilment of the word
his father has given? Now I shall let you
know your father's promise to me. When
in the battle with Sambara your father was
wounded, I rescued and revived him.
Your father in gratitude for having been
rescued by me when grievously wounded
gave me two boons to be claimed and
specified when I choose. I have claimed
and specified them now. They are that
Bharata should be anointed Yuvaraja and
that you should be sent away this very day
to the Dandaka forest, to remain in exile
for fourteen years. You have sworn
solemnly to carry out his promise to me,
and now it is your duty to prove true to
your pledged word. If you find right
conduct as hard as your father did, that is
another matter. Otherwise, listen to what I
say. It is for you now to relinquish the
installation and to go out into exile with
matted locks and hermit weeds, leaving
the preparations now ready to serve for
Bharata's installation."
When she uttered these cruel words the
King writhed in agony, but Rama heard
her untroubled. Kaikeyi beheld a miracle.
There was not the slightest sign of
disappointment or sorrow in Rama's face.
Smiling, the Prince said: "Is that all,
mother? Surely, the Ki
ng's promise must
be fulfilled. My hair shall be twisted and I
shall wear the bark and I shall go this very
day to the forest."
Kaikeyi spoke prophetic words when
she said Rama's dutifulness would bring
him
glory
undying.
That
glory
will
continue as long as the Himalaya stands
and the waters of Ganga flow and as long
as the ocean-waves beat on the solid earth.
Rama said to Kaikeyi, in unperturbed
tones: "I am not in the least annoyed.
Would I not be happy to give anything to
Bharata? Even if no one asked me, I
would cheerfully give him my all. And
how can I hold back a moment when my
father commands it? What pains me a
little is that father should have entertained
any doubt about my willingness. Why
should he have hesitated to tell me what
he wanted and left it to you to say it to