Stand like the King who rules below,

Stand aided by thy brother's bow:

How can the might of meaner men

Resist thy royal purpose then?

My shafts, if rebels court their fate,

Shall lay Ayodhyá desolate.

Then shall her streets with blood be dyed

Of those who stand on Bharat's side:

None shall my slaughtering hand exempt,

For gentle patience earns contempt.