And took the chain as Báli prayed.

On little Angad standing nigh

The dying hero fixed his eye,

And, ready from this world to part,

Spoke the fond utterance of his heart:

“Let time and place thy thoughts employ:

In woe be strong, be meek in joy.

Accept both pain and pleasure, still

Obedient to Sugríva's will.

Thou hast, my darling, from the first