And leave a pathway through the deep.

Still shall my care for thee provide

An easy passage o'er the tide,

And like a city's paven street

Shall be the road beneath thy feet.”

He ceased: and Ráma spoke again:

“This spell is ne'er invoked in vain.

Where shall the magic shaft, to spend

The fury of its might, descend?”

“Shoot,” Ocean cried, “thine arrow forth