And hope in every breast awoke:

“Though lost my wings, and strength decayed,

Yet shall my words lend Ráma aid.

I know the worlds where Vishṇu trod,[766]

I know the realm of Ocean's God;

How Asurs fought with heavenly foes,

And Amrit from the churning rose.[767]

A mighty task before me lies,

To prosper Ráma's enterprise,

A task too hard for one whom length