As oil lends fury to the fire.

Scarce had the Vánar chieftains seen

That wrathful eye, that troubled mien

Fierce as the God's who rules the dead,

When, turned in wild affright, they fled.

Speeding in breathless terror all

Sought King Sugríva's council hall,

And there made known their tale of fear,

That Lakshmaṇ wild with rage, was near.

The king, untroubled by alarms,