<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=546842" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Bibhishan's Warning</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Twenty warriors armed and girded in the Council Hall arose,<br>Thirsting for a war of vengeance, hurling challenge on the foes,</div><div style="margin:10px 0">But Bibhishan deep in wisdom-Ravan's youngest brother he,-<br>Spake the word of solemn warning, for his eye could farthest see:</div><div style="margin:10px 0">'Pardon, king and honoured elder, if Bibhishan lifts his voice<br>'Gainst the wishes of the warriors and the monarch's fatal choice,</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Firm in faith and strong in forces Rama comes with conqu'ring might,<br>Vain against a righteous warrior would unrighteous Ravan fight!</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Think him not a common Vanar who transpassed the ocean wave,<br>Wrecked thy city tower and temple and a sign and warning gave,</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Think him not a common hermit who Ayodhya ruled of yore,<br>Crossing India's streams and mountains, thunders now on Lanka's shore!</div><div style="margin:10px 0">What dark deed of crime or folly hath the righteous Rama done,<br>That you stole his faithful consort unprotected and alone,</div><div style="margin:10px 0">What offence or nameless insult hath the saintly Sita given,<br>She who chained in Lanka's prison pleads in piteous tear to Heaven?</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Take my counsel, king and elder, Sita to her lord restore,<br>Wipe this deed of wrong and outrage, Rama's righteous grace implore,</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Take my counsel, Raksha monarch, vain against him is thy might,<br>Doubly arméd is the hero,-he who battles for the right!</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Render Sita to her Rama ere with vengeance swift and dire,<br>He despoils our peopled Lanka with his bow and brand and fire,</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Render wife unto her husband ere in battle's dread array,<br>Rama swoops upon thy empire like a falcon on its prey,</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Render to the lord his consort ere with blood of Rakshas slain,<br>Rama soaks the land of Lanka to the margin of the main!</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Listen to my friendly counsel,-though it be I stand alone,-<br>Faithful friend but fiery foeman is this Dasa-ratha's son,</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Listen to my voice of warning,-Rama's shafts are true and keen,<br>Flaming like the with'ring sunbeams on the summer's parchéd green,</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Listen to my soft entreaty,-righteousness becomes the brave,<br>Cherish peace and cherish virtue and thy sons and daughters save!'</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Valmiki">Valmiki</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=546842" data-title="Bibhishan's Warning de Valmiki" data-description="Twenty warriors armed and girded in the Council Hall arose, Thirsting for a war of vengeance, hurling challenge on the foes, But Bibhishan deep in wisdom-Ravan's youngest brother he,- Spake the word of solemn warning, for his eye could farthest s..."></div> </div> </div>

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