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Page Page Research and Development—Con. National Aeronautics and Space AdRed Cross, American National, land conministration, space program — veyance by General Services AdminisAppropriation authorization 141 tration in Prince Georges County, Appropriation for 439 Md. 335 National Bureau of Standard s, a p p r o Red Cross Month, 1963, proclamation.__ 982 priation for 35, 788 Red River Basin, flood control project, Physical and m e n t a l diseases, a p p r o authorization 841 priation for prevention 237 Red Rock Dam, Iowa,, designation 151 Population growth, s t u d i e s - 382 Referees, U.S. Courts, appropriation for Post Office Department, appropriation salaries ^ 795 for 62 Reftagee Assistance, appropriation for 862 Social security, appropriation for demRend Lake, 111., flood control project, onstration projects 240 modification .^_ 155 Transportation activities, appropriation Renegotiation Board, appropriation for___ 440 for 22, 793 Reorganization Plans: Urban studies and housing research, No. II of May 9, 1939, repealed 122 appropriation for 437 No. 3 of 1946, superseded 869 Vocational rehabilitation, appropriation No. 1 of 1963, Franklin D. Roosevelt for grants 232 Library-869 Weather Bureau, appropriation for 35, 789 "Report on United States Foreign OperaR e s e r v e Forces Act of 1955, appropriation tions in Africa", printing as Senate for effecting provisions 227 document, additional copies 939 Reserve Forces Facilities Act of 1959, Research and Development: Amendment, increased authorization Agricultural experiment stations, grants for public works projects 330 to States for facilities 90 Reserve Forces Facilities Authorization Agricultural research, appropriation for820 Act, 1964 329 Air pollution control ^ 394, 399 Retired Federal Employees Health BeneAircraft, missiles, and n a v a l vessels, fits Act, appropriation for effecting appropriation authorization 48, 49 provisions 428 Atomic energy projects, appropriation Revenue Act of 1951, Amendment, tax authorization85 refund on articles from foreign trade Cancer, appropriation for 237 zones, extension 73 Civil defense, surveys, studies, etc., a p Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, propriation for 23, 426 Amendment, obligation bonds, a u t h o r Coastal Engineering Research Center, ization to issue 335 establishment 304 Rhode Island, M o u n t H o p e Bay, m a i n t e Community health practice, approprianance, operation, etc., of bridge, tion for.. 24 authorization 251 Defense, Department of, t e s t facilities Rice, acreage allotments, validation 279 and equipment, funds a v a i l a b l e - - 262, 267 Rivers and Harbors: Education, cooperative surveys; use of Arkansas River, R o b e r t S. K e r r Lock television 231, 419 and D a m and Reservoir, Okla., Federal Aviation Agency, improvement designation 79 of facilities, appropriation for 430 Benton H a r b o r Canal, Benton H a r b o r, Health sciences, technical assistance; Mich., portion declared a nonnavigrants for construction of facilities. 173, 238 gable stream . . 118 Highway studies, etc 277 Delaware River Basin Commission, Maritime Administration, water t r a n s appropriation for 37, 854 portation systems, appropriation Des Moines, Iowa, Red Rock D a m, for 790 designation 151 M a t e r n a l and child health services 274 Dworshak D a m and Reservoir, I d a h o Medical and prosthetic research proredesignation of Bruces E d d y D a m gram, appropriation for 441 and Reservoir as 123 M e n t a l retardation, grants for centers Flood control. See separate title. for 282 Francis E. Walter D a m, designation 75 Mineral and water resources, appropriaGeneral investigations, appropriation tion for 103 for 22

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SUBJECT INDEX Rivers and Harbors—Continued Page G u y and o t River, Barboursville, W. Va., b a n k protection project 155 Lake Francis Case, S. Dak., redesignation of Fort R and a l l Reservoir a s _ 124 Me Gee Bend D a m and Reservoir on Angelina River, Tex., redesignated as Sam R a y b u r n D a m and Reservoir 155 Mississippi River— Flood control, appropriation for 845 Muscatine, Iowa, modification of commercial landing project 336 Niagara River, remedial works, appropriation for 845 Reservoirs, federally constructed, local interests and rights 249 Rio Grande River, Amistad D a m, power marketing 475 Saint Lawrence River Joint Board of Engineers, U.S. Section, appropriation for 846 Tombigbee River, redesignation of Memphis Lock and D a m as Aliceville Lock and D a m 250 Vessels, anchored, light and fog signal requirements 116 Waukegan Port District, 111., land conveyance by Army Department 468 Rivers and Harbors, Board of Engineers for: Appropriation for 845 Functions 305 Riverton Reclamation Project, Wyo., water delivery 8 Robert S. Kerr Lock and Dam and Reservoir, Okla., designation 79 Roosevelt, Franklin D., Library, transfer of functions to General Services Administration 869 Roosevelt Memorial Commission, Franklin Delano, appropriation for 27 Roosevelt Memorial Foundation, Eleanor, incorporation; reports 8 Rosebud Sioux Tribe of Indians, S. Dak., land exchange 349 Rural Areas Development, Office of, appropriation for 829 Rural Electrification Act of 1936, appropriation for effecting provisions 830 Rural Electrification Administration, appropriation for 35, 830 Rural Housing for the Elderly Revolving Fund, appropriation for 21 Rural Rehabilitation Corporation Trust Liquidation Act, appropriation for effecting provisions 831 Rwanda, immigration quota, proclamation 957

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Ryukyu Islands, appropriation for administration 36, 861 S Saint Elizabeths Hospital, appropriation for 239 Saint Lawrence River Joint Board of Engineers, United States Section, appropriation for -., 846 Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, administrative expenses, appropriation for, limitation 38, 854 Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Mass., acquisition of Narbonne House for 359 Saline Water, Office of, appropriation for 29,107 Sam Rayburn Dam and Reservoir on Angelina River, Tex., designation 155 Save Your Vision Week: Designation; proclamation authorization .-_,, 629 Proclamation, 1964 .„ 1038 Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, Federal, appropriation for, limitation. 445 Schools and Colleges. See also Education. Agriculture and the mechanic arts, appropriation for endowment 230 Construction, appropriation for assistance „ 230 Federally affected areas— Appropriation for assistance 230 Extension of aid to 419 Gallaudet College, appropriation for.. 36, 242 Hanover, N.H.-Norwich, Vt., establishment of a n interstate school district , 332 Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1963 164 Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963. 363 H o w a r d University, appropriation for. 25, 241, 242 Medical, dental and other health personnel, s t u d e n t and school l o a n s. 170-173 Mental retardation, project grants for construction of university associated facilities 284 National college debate topic, printing of excerpts 947 National high school debate topic, printing of excerpts 945 National School Lunch Week, 1963, proclamation 1021 School districts, appropriation for payments to 230 School lunch program, appropriation for 826

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P»«e Schools and CoUcfges—Continued Page Senate—Continued Appropriations, Committee on, reports Teachers of mentally retarded children, to—Continued training of 294 President of the United States, ecoVocational Education Act of 1963 403 nomic assistance to Communist Science and Technology, Office of, apnations and nations aiding Cuba. 859 propriation for „_, 36, 426 Armed Services, Committee on, reports Seat Belts, Motor Vehicle, safety standtoards 361 Air Force, Department of the, public Second Liberty Bond Act, public debt works, construction, costs 322 limit, temporary increases; • extenArmy, Department of the, public sion 50, 131,342 works, construction, costs 310 Second Supplemental National Defense Navy, Department of the, public Appropriation Act, 1943, purchase works, construction, costs 316 and installation of air-conditioning Capitol Police, appropriation for 810 equipment in District of Columbia, Chaplain, appropriation for 803 repeal of provision 152 Chavez, Dennis, payment to widow of. 31 Secret Service, United States: Committee employees, appropriation Appropriation for 32, 42, 60 for 803 Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy and children, Conference committees, appropriation protection 348 for.. 804 Securities and Exchange Commission, apContingent expenses, appropriation for. 31, 41, 804, 863 propriation for 38, 440 Debate topics, annual national high Security Council, National, appropriation school, compilation of reference for _ 64 materials, printing as Senate docuSelective Service System, appropriation ment 802 for 38,441 Dworshak, Henry C, payment to Selective Training and Service Act of widow of 31 1940, appropriation for effecting Finance, Committee on, reporting date provisions , 227 on studies of State taxation of inSenate. S^e also Congress; Legislative terstate commerce, extension 67 Branch of the Government. Foreign Relations, Committee on, reAdministrative and clerical assistance, ports by President of United appropriation for 31, 804 States— Aeronautical and Space Sciences, ComEconomic assistance to Communist mittee on, report by National Aeronations and nations aiding Cuba. 859 nautics and Space Administration Military aid to Africa 384 on use of funds 142-144 General provisions. Appropriation Act.. 817 Appointments with advice and consent Interior and Insular Affairs, Committee of. See Appointments by, with on, reports by Interior, Departadvice and consent of Senate under ment of— President of the United States. Revolving fund for loans to Indian Appropriation for 31, tribes. 301 41, 75, 134, 281, 342, 803, 863 Submerged lands to Guam, Virgin Appropriations, Committee on, reports Islands and American Samoa, toconveyance 338 Atomic Energy Commission, transfer Joint committees, congressional. See of funds 853 separate title. Attorney General, alien property Kefauver, Estes, payment to widow of863 activities 781 Kerr, Robert S., payment to widow of31 Defense, Department of— Labor and Public Welfare, Committee Disposal of military supplies 265 on, report by Veterans Affairs AdEmergencies and extraordinary ministrator, waiver of indebtedness expenses 259 authority 271 Foreign real property 267 Legislative Counsel, Office of the, apTransfer of funds 270 propriation for 804 Foreign assistance program _ 858 Majority and Minority Leaders, apForeign procurement 859 propriation for 803

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President of the Senate— Appointment by, Commission on the Disposition of Alcatraz Island-247 Reports to— Air Force, Department of the, public works construction contracts 328 Army, Department of the, public works construction contracts. 328 Navy, Department of the, public works construction contracts. 328 Secretary, Office of the, appropriation for— 75, 134, 281, 803 Select Committee on Small Business, appropriation for 803 Senate Procedure, printing of copies, authorization 272 Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, OfB ce of, appropriation for 804 Telephone calls, long-distance, increased number allowed 863 Vice President of the United States, compensation and expenses, appropriation for 803 Senior Citizens Month, proclamation 995 Sequoia National Park, Calif., use of certain lands for hydroelectric project 70 Service Extension Act of 1941, appropriation for effecting provisions 227 Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, appropriation for effecting provisions. 225 Shipping Act, 1916: Amendment, tariff filing requirements., exclusion of lumber 129 Dual rate contracts, approval, etc., time extension 5 Silver Purchase Act of 1934, repeal. 54 Small Business, Defense Department, assistance to American 264 Small Business, Select Committee on, appropriation for 803 Small Business Administration: Appropriation for 38, 797 Import-injured firms, loans to; effective date, proclamation 965 Revolving Fund, appropriation for 798 Trade adjustment loan assistance, appropriation for 798 Smith-Lever Act, appropriation for effecting provisions 822

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Smithsonian Institution: Appropriation for 38, 112 Board of Regents, John Nicholas Brown, reappointment 13 Civil Service Commission building, appropriation for remodeling 112 National Gallery of Art, appropriation for 38, 113 National Air Museum, appropriation for 113 National Zoological Park, appropriation for 113 Social Security Act: Amendments— Crippled children'services, expansion. 273,274 Employment security and administrative expenses. 51 Maternal and child health services, expansion . 273, 274 Mental retardation, planning to combat 275 Appropriation for effecting provisions __ 225, 226, 239-241 Social Security Administration: Appropriation for 24, 36, 239 Commissioner, Office of the, appropriation for 36 Cooperative research or demonstration projects, appropriation for 240 International social security association meeting, appropriation for expenses 240 Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, Bureau of, appropriation for 36, 239 Public assistance, appropriation for grants to States 24, 239 Repatriated U.S. rmtionals, appropriation for assistance 240 Soil Bank Act, appropriation for effecting provisions... 827, 829 Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act: Amendment, feed grain program, 19641965, acreage diversion 46 Appropriation for effecting provisions.. 20, 824, 827, 829 Soil Conservation Service, appropriation for 34,823 Soldiers' Home, United States, appropriation for 36, 245 South Dakota: Joseph Ward statue, acceptance by Congress; placement in Capitol rotunda 942 Lake Francis Case, redesignation of Fort Randall Reservoir as ._ 124

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Page South Dakota—Continued Page State, Department of—Continued ' Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926-— Lake Sharpe, redesignation of Big Bend Amendment, acquisition, construcReservoir as 124 tion, etc., of buildings abroad, Oglala Sioux Indian Tribe, Pine Ridge appropriation authorization 121 Reservation, lands held in t r u s t Appropriation for effecting provisions. 777 for . - 300,302 General provisions. Appropriation Act. 780, 802 Rosebud Sioux Tribe of Indians, land International B o u n d a r y and Water exchange 349 Commission, United States and Southeastern Power Administration, Mexico, appropriation for 42, 778 appropriation for 851 International B o u n d a r y Commission, Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Colo., land United States and Canada, approdescription 140 priation for expenses 779 Southwestern Power Administration, International conferences, etc., a p p r o appropriation for 39, 851 priation for 32, 777, 778 International fisheries commissions, a p Space Administration, National Aeropropriation for expenses 780 nautics and. See National AeroInternational Joint Commission, United nautics and Space Administration. States and Canada, appropriation "Space Satellite Communications", printfor expenses 779 ing of additional copies of h e a r i n g s. _ 943 International organizations. See sepaSpain, trade agreement proclamation 1022 rate title. Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, Bureau of, International tariff negotiations, approappropriation for 39, 106 priations for 778 Standards, National Bureau of, appropriation and refugee assistance, appropriation for 35, 788 priation for 862 M u t u a l Educational and Cultural ExState, Department of: change Act of 1961, appropriation American Sections, International Comfor effecting provisions. 232, 780, 799, 800 missions, appropriation for expenses National Commission on Educational, to perform certain obligations. _ 778, 779 Scientific, and Cultural CooperaAppropriation Act, 1964 776 tion, appropriation for expenses 780 Appropriation for 32, R a m a Road, Nicaragua, appropriation 42, 74, 134, 281, 342, 776, 862 for liquidation of obligations 780 Buildings abroad, maintenance, etc.— Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1963. 32 Appropriation for 777 Working capital fund, establishment. _ 391 Authorization 121 "State Department Security", printing of Center for Cultural and Technical Interadditional copies of report 943 change Between E a s t and West, Statistical Reporting Service, Department appropriation for 780 of Agriculture, appropriation for 20, 825 Diplomatic and consular service, approStrategic and Critical Materials Stock priation for emergencies in 32, 777 Piling Act: Appropriation for effecting provisions. 38, 434 Educational exchange, appropriation Cadmium, disposition without regard for 780 to 6 Foreign affairs, appropriation for adminWaterfowl feathers and down, disposiistration 32, 776 tion without regard to 272 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. See Submerged Lands, conveyance to Guam, separate title. Virgin Islands and American S a m o a. 338 Foreign Assistance Act of 1963 379 Subversive Activities Control Board, a p Foreign currencies, appropriation for propriation for 798 purchase of 777 Sugar Act of 1948, appropriation for effectForeign Service Act of 1946— ing provisions 827 Amendments— Educational facilities, extension 391 Supplemental Appropriation Acts, 1963.. 3, 20 Supply Service, Federal, appropriation Foreign Service officer, extension of for 26,434 assignment 391 Appropriation for effecting proviSupreme Court of the United States. See sions 776-780, 799 under Courts, United States.

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Susquehanna River Basin, flood control, appropriation authorization

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T Tampico Fiber, temporary suspension of duty 119 Tanganyika, immigration quota, proclamation 957 Tanning Extracts, temporary suspension of duty 120 Tariff Act of 1930, Amendments: Iron or steel, polished sheets, duty rate_ 118 Returning residents, temporary reduction in duty-free allowances, extension 73 Duty-free entries. See under Imports. Tariff Commission, United States, appropriation for 798 Tariff Negotiations, International, appropriation for expenses of participation by United States 778 Tariff Schedules of the United States. [Published as Volume 77A, United States Statutes at Large.] Amendments— Agricultural commodities, importation, proclamation 1032 Butter oil, importation, proclamation. 1028 Duty rates on specified articles, increase, proclamation 1035 Promulgation, proclamation 1017 Tax Court of the United States, appropriation for 38, 65 "Tax-Exempt Foundations and Charitable Trusts: Their Impact on Our Economy", printing of report 948 "Tax-Exempt Foundations and Charitable Trusts: Their Impact on Our Economy—Second Installment", printing of additional copies of report 948 Tax Rate Extension Act of 1962, Amendment, refund on transportation tax, extension 73 Tax Rate Extension Act ofl963 72 Taxes: Employment taxes— Credits against tax, restoration 305 Federal unemployment tax rate, reduction 51 Railroad employee, maximum compensation base, increase 221 Excise taxes. See also individual commodities. Beer, tax rate, extension 72 Cigarettes, tax rate, extension 72 Distilled spirits, tax rate, extension.. 72 Liqueurs, tax rate, extension 72 93-025 0-64-74

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Excise taxes—Continued Motor vehicles, tax rate, extension.._ 72 Perfumes, imported, tax rate, extension 72 Silver bullion, repeal of transfer tax.. 54 Transportation of persons by air, tax rate, extension 72 Telephone service, general, tax rate, extension 72 Wines, tax rate, extension 72 Income taxes— Corporate normal-tax rate, extension. 72 Deductions— Child care expenses... 4 Redeemable ground rents 6 Trade or business expenses, payment of accrued vacation pay, extension 272 Insurance companies, mutual, tax rate extension 72 Interstate commerce, State taxation, extension of reporting date for congressional committees 67 Technical Amendments Act of 1958, Amendment, deductibility of accrued vacation pay, extension._ 272 Telecommunications Fund, Federal, appropriation for 26 Telephone Service, extension of excise tax rate 72 Temporary Extended Railroad Unemployment Insurance Benefits Act of 1961, transfer of funds, repeal of provision. 222 Temporary Unemployment Compensation Act of 1958, Amendment, Federal unemployment tax rate, reduction 306 Tennessee, Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, Greenville, redesignation.. 349 Tennessee Valley Authority, appropriation for 854 Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, appropriation for effecting provisions. 854 Territories, Office of, appropriation for... 29, 39, 102 Texas, Sam Rayburn Dam and Reservoir on Angelina River, designation 155 Thanksgiving Day: 1962, proclamation 959 1963, proclamation 1030 Tobacco, acreage allotment transfer, time extension for filing lease 81, 114 Trade Adjustment, Office of, appropriation for 21, 787 Trade Agreements: Agreements supplementary to GATT; termination of prior proclamations 970, 983

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Trade Agreements—Continued Page Rates of duty on certain articles, increase, proclamation 1035 Spain, accession to GATT, proclamation 1022 United Kingdom, concessions compensatory for certain escape clause action, proclamation 967 Trade Commission, Federal, appropriation for 37, 431 Trade Expansion Act of 1962: Amendment, trade agreement concessions benefits, extension to Communist countries 390 Appropriation for effecting provisions. _ 21, 30, 229, 787 Petroleum and petroleum products, import adjustment; Appeals Board representatives, proclamation under. 963,999, 1010 Small Business Administration loans to import-injured firms under; effective date, proclamation 965 Trade Negotiations, Special Representatives for, appropriation for expenses 798 Trading With the Enemy Act, appropriation for effecting provisions 781 Transportation: Air, extension of excise tax on persons travelling by 72 D.C. Transit System, Inc., transfer of functions to Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission.. 421 Mail, agreements between Post Office Department and passenger common carriers by motor vehicle 476 Mass transportation demonstration grants, appropriation for 437 National Capital Transportation Agency, appropriation for 112 National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, 1963, proclamation 998 Research activities, appropriation for.. 22, 793 Water transportation systems, appropriation for research 790 Transportation Act, 1920, Governmentowned boats on inland waterways, repeal of provision 81 Transportation and Communications Service, appropriation for 38, 434 Travel Service, United States, appropriation for 787 Treasury, Department of the: Accounts, Bureau of, appropriation for 32,42,58 Appropriation Act, 1964 58 Appropriation for 32, 42, 58

Treasury, Department of the—Continued Page Assistant Secretary, appointment of additional 76 Check forgery insurance fund, appropriation for 61 Coast Guard. See separate title. Currency— Federal reserve notes, printing of $1, $2 denominations 54 John F. Kennedy 50-cent pieces, coinage 843 Customs, Bureau of, appropriation for 32, 35, 58 District of Columbia unclaimed moneys, deposit in 420 Fund for payment of Government losses in shipment, appropriation for 61 Guard Force, appropriation for 61 Internal Revenue Service, appropriation for 42, 60 Medals, striking of— Indiana, 150th anniversary of statehood 340 International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, health center, 50th anniversary 340 Nevada, 100th anniversary of statehood 252 Padre Junipero Serra 250th Anniversary 251 Mint, Bureau of the. See separate title. Narcotics, Bureau of, appropriation for 42, 59 Public Debt, Bureau of, appropriation for 42, 59 Public debt limit, temporary increases 50, 131, 342 Report to Congress, unemployment tax, estimate of net receipts 51 Secret Service, United States'— Appropriation for 32, 42, 60 Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy and children, protection 348 Secretary, Office of the, appropriation for 58 Silver, purchase, use, sale, etc., restrictions 54 Treasurer, Office of the, appropriation for 60 White House Police, appropriation for.. 32, 60 Treasury, Post Office, and Executive Office Appropriation Act, 1964 58 Trinidad and Tobago, immigration quota, proclamation. _ _ 957 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, appropriation for administration 29, 102 Tuberculosis, appropriation for control.,_ 234

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SUBJECrr INDEX U Page Unemployment Compensation: Federal employees and ex-servicemen, appropriation for 226 Federal unemployment tax rate, reduction 306 Grants to States for administration, appropriation for 226 Unemployment Tax Act, Federal, Amendment, Federal unemployment tax rate, reduction 306 "Uniform Commercial Code", enactment as Subtitle I, Title 28, District of Columbia Code 630-775 Uniformed Services. See also Armed Forces and individual services. Retired pay of commissioned officers, Public Health Service, appropriation for 238 Travel and transportation allowances under canceled or modified orders.. 475 Uniformed Services Contingency Option Act of 1953, appropriation for effecting provisions 238 Uniformed Services Pay Act of 1963 210 United Daughters of the Confederacy, patent extension 421 United Kingdom, trade agreement proclamation, concessions compensatory for certain escape clause action 967 United Nations, Communist Chinese Government, congressional statement opposing United Nations membership for 781,858 United Nations Day, 1963, proclamation. 1000 United States Air Force Academy: Construction funds, restriction 466 Professors, permanent, additional pay-_ 212 United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency: Appropriation for 798 Continuing appropriations, 1964 75, 134, 281, 342 United States Attorneys and Marshals, appropriation for 30, 782 United States Citizens, appropriation for assistance to repatriated 240 United States Code. For amendments and repeals of sections in positive law titles, see Table 5 in "Laws Affected in Volume 77", preceding this Index. United States Code, Annotated, appropriation for publication, limitation 856 United States Courts. See Courts, United States. United States Customs Year: Designation; proclamation authorization 843 Proclamation 1039

Page United States Housing Act of 1937, appropriation for effecting provisions 438, 446 United States Information Agency: Appropriation for 27, 799 Buildings and facilities abroad, appropriation authorization 121 Informational Media Guarantee Fund, appropriation for 801 Radio facilities, appropriation for 801 Special international exhibitions, appropriation for 800 United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, appropriation for effecting provisions 799, 801 United States Marshals, appropriation for (salaries _i 30 United States Merchant Marine, registration of professional nurses as staff officers 164 United States Military Academy, professors, permanent, additional pay 212 United States Secret Service: Appropriation for 32, 42, 60 Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy and children, protection 348 United States Soldiers' Home, appropriation forj.j 36,245 United States Tariff Commission, appropriation for 798 United States Travel Service, appropriation for 787 Universal Military Training and Service Act: Amendments— Conflict-of-interest statutes, nonapplicability 136 Deferment and exemptions from training, uniformity 134 Draft extension; strength limitation._ 4 Appropriation for effecting provisions 227, 441 Universalist, Unitarian Women, consolidation, authorization 15 Upper Colorado River Storage Project, appropriation for 29 Upper Mississippi River Basin, flood control, appropriation authorization 842 Utah: Cache National Forest, boundary extension 124 Wasatch National Forest, appropriation for acquisition of land 109 V Venereal Diseases: Appropriation for control District of Columbia, treatment of minors

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Vermont, Norwich, establishment of an interstate school district with H a n over, N. H Vessels. See also Maritime activities under Commerce, Department of. Anchored, light and fog signal requirements Construction-differential subsidies, adjustment of refund base Construction reserve funds, time extension for commitment D o c u m e n t a t i o n for use in coastwise trade, Fort Town, Maple City, Windmill Point Fishing, appropriation for construction. Government agencies, transfer b e t w e e n. International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1960; proclamation authorization Navigation rules, operation under bridges, exception Surveying ships for Coast and Geodetic Survey, appropriation for construction Veterans. See also Veterans Administration. Aphonia, additional compensation Burial benefits, filing of claim Deafness, additional compensation Deceased, increased compensation to widows of veterans dying from service-connected causes Deceased, increase in rates of dependency and indemnity compensation Disability compensation— Aphonia Deafness Education and training program. State approving agencies Philippine Army, hospital and medical care, extension of grants-in-aid program Unemployment compensation, appropriation for Widows of veterans dying from serviceconnected causes, increased compensation Veterans Administration. See also Veterans. Administrative provisions. Appropriation Act Appropriation for 27, 39, Corregidor-Bataan memorial, development plans; appropriation authorization Hospital and domiciliary facilities, appropriation for

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194 281

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477 442

Veterans Administration—Continued Page Insurance and indemnities, appropriation for 442 Land conveyance, Fayetteville, Ark 253 Loan assistance programs, waiver of indebtedness, authorization 271 Loan G u a r a n t y Revolving F u n d, appropriation for 27, 443 Medical administration, appropriation for 441 Medicine and Surgery, Department of— Chief Medical Director, appointment 16 Disciplinary boards 402 Pensions, compensation, etc., appropriation for payment 442 Philippines, Republic of the, appropriation for grants for medical care 442 Prosthetic research, appropriation for_. 441 Readjustment benefits, appropriation for 27,442 Report to Congress, waiver of indebtedness 271 Veterans Day, 1963, proclamation _ 1027 Veterans of World War I of the United States of America, Inc., proceedings of national encampment printed as House document 130 Veterans' Remployment Rights, Bureau of, appropriation for 40, 227 Veterinary Medicine Week: Designation 96 Proclamation 1014 Vice President of the United States. See also President of the Senate under Senate. Compensation and expenses, appropriation for 803 Viclcsburg National Military Park, Miss., consolidation 55 Vietnam, foreign assistance to, discretion of the President 380 Virgin Islands: Duty-free allowances on purchases from, extension 73 Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, amendment, authorization to issue obligation bonds 335 Submerged lands, conveyance to 338 Virgin Islands Corporation, appropriation for 2 9, 3 9, 114 Vocational Education: Appropriation for promotion 230 Fishery trades and industry, appropriation for 230 Indians, nurses training; increased funds 471 Practical nurse training, appropriation for 230

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W Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, appropriation for 41,228 Wapato Indian Irrigation Project, Wash., cancellation of certain charges; removal of lands 278 War Claims Act of 1948, appropriation for effecting provisions 228 War Orphans' Educational Assistance, approval of courses by State approving agencies 158 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 20th anniversary, proclamation 992 Wasatch National Forest, Utah, appropriation for acquisition of land 109 Washington, Wapato Indian irrigation project, cancellation of certain charges; removal of lands 278 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission, franchise to operate a mass transportation system. 421 Washington National Airport, appropriation for 430 Water: Federal Water Pollution Control Act, appropriation for effecting provisions 236 Reservoirs, federally constructed, local interests and rights._ 249 Water Pollution Control: Appropriation for_ 236 Hearings, printing of additional copies of _ 951 Water Supply and Resources: Appropriation for surveys, etc 103,236 Contracts, renewal provisions 68 Waterfowl Feathers and Down, disposition from national stockpile 272 Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, appropriation for effecting provisions 34, 823

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Waterways Corporation, Inland: Appropriation for _789 Liquidation. — 81 Waukegan Port District, 111., land conveyance by Army Department 468 Weather Bureau: Appropriation for 35, 788 Meteorological facilities, appropriation for - 789 Research and development, appropriation for 789 Welfare Administration: Aging, Office of, appropriation for 243 Children's Bureau. See separate title. Commissioner of Welfare, Office of the, appropriation for. 241 Crippled children'services, expansion of program 273, 274 Family Services, Bureau of, appropriation for 24,25,240 Juvenile delinquency and youth offenses, appropriation for control 243 Maternal and Child Health and Mental Retardation Planning Amendments of 1963 273 Maternal and child health services— Appropriation for — 240 Expansion of program 273, 274 Maternity and infant care, grants for special projects and research 274 Mental retardation— Expansion of teaching in education of the mentally retarded, appropriation for.. 231 Grants to combat 275 Welfare Amendments of 1962, Public, Amendment, placement and foster care of dependent children, time extension 70 Welfare and Pension Plans, Office of, appropriation for 40 Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act, appropriation for effecting provisions 227 West Virginia: Guyandot River, Barboursville, bank protection project 155 Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, designation 52 Western Samoa, immigration quota, proclamation 957 Wheat: Durum, increased acreage for Tulelake area of California 79 International Wheat Agreement Act of 1949, appropriation for effecting provisions 833 White House Office, appropriation for 63

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White House Police, appropriation for 32, 60 White River Basin, flood control, appropriation authorization 841 Wilson Memorial Commission, Woodrow, appropriation for _ _ 27 Wind River Indian Irrigation Project, Wyo., cancellation of charges. ._ 151 Windmill Point, documentation of vessel for use in coastwise trade 931 Wines, extension of excise tax rate 72 Winslow, Ariz., settlement of claims against United States 466 Wisconsin, Menominee educational grants, appropriation for 28, 99 Witnesses, appropriation for fees 30, 782 Women, Equal Pay Act of 1963 56 Women's Bureau, Department of Labor, appropriation for 41, 228 Woodrow Wilson Memorial Commission, appropriation for 27 World Trade Week, 1963, proclamation.. 999 World War I of the United States of America, Inc., Veterans of, proceedings of national encampment printed as House document 130

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469 402 1036 120 8 161

Y Yards and Docks, Bureau of, contracts with United States, military installations, supervision.. Yearbook of Agriculture, appropriation for

328 829

Zinc and Lead, small producer stabilization program; "principal product", definition 92 Zoological Park, National, D.C., appropriation for. 113,836

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B Bagby, Robert H Baker, Eva Baltimore Gas and Electric Co Bandy, Julian L Barker, Margaret Bartlett, Margaret P _ Beltz, Mrs. William E Benjamin, R o b e r t s ' Bennett, Edwin and Bruce Benton, William Berczeller, Jolan Biasiotta, Fiore L Bird, Lawrence E Birge, Orville Blackiston, Slator C, Jr Boilers, Thomas B. and Earlene.. Bouvier, Joyce M, and Paula Bowtell, Josephine M___ Bradley, Mrs. Johnson Bravi, Rita M _ Bricker, Wilmer R Broughton, Marguerite L Brown, Ingrid G. S Brown, John N ^ Brown, Oliver Bunche, Dr. Ralph J Burdick, Yeng Burke, Harold J C C. and B. Livestock Company, Inc Calandi, Anthony J Cammisa, Generoso B Canini, M. Sgt. Benjamin A

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890 919 917 920 891 878 905 950 950 31 899 901 8 910 31 123

E E.L.K. Oil Co

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Fernandez, Antonio G Ferrer, Dr. Olga M Field, Ruth Fields, J. Arthur Firestone, Raymond Flessas, Drs. Demetrios and Eugenia Flynn, Bernard W., Jr Fonseca, Mario R Forman, David H. and Julia Foulois, Maj. Gen. Benjamin D Friedmann, Zoltan Fun, Leong

875 875 8 895 9 926 883 878 873 131 921 950

G Gallitto, Lucia C Gavin, Susan G Gee, Ming Dong-_. Gee, Poy Jam Gervin, Capt. Leon M Giazikis, Anthony H Goleniewski, Michal Grant, Arnold Greenlee, Marvin M Grigoras, Constantinos A Grimes, W. V Grove, Frank Grtin, Susanna

887 864 950 950 897 888 893 9 932 932 927 928 930

H Hale, Margaret Hale, Lt. Comdr. R. F Hanisch, Arthur Helenius, Einar O Heller, Dr. John R Hernandez, Rojelio M Hess, Audrey Hing, Lau Que Hipsley, Elmer Hoffman, Anna R Horling, John W Hourani, May Huey, Bon Hom Hughes, Edward T Humble Oil and Refining Co Hung, Gay Chin. Hunter, Ronnie E Hurley Construction Co I International Olympic Committee Irwin, Bobby L Iseri, 'i:ukio Izmirian, Elizabeth K J Jaksic, Mirko Janosky, Stanley J Jin, Ock-Tai

359 910 9 950 9 920 9 950 943 9 915 880 950 903 337 950 876 921

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Jin, Pong Yong Johnson, Harold E Johnston, Dick R Jom, Lee Suey Jones, Roger Jung, Bay Kow

887 877 920 910 943 914 K

Kalaycioglu, Dr. Mehmet V 875 Kapp, Mrs. Kazuko 887 Kardos, Janos 884 Keat, Melborn.. 876 Kefauver, Nancy P 863 Kennedy, Jacqueline B 348 Kennedy, John F 362, 843, 1031 Kennedy, Mabel C 892 Kerr, Grayce B 31 Kerr, Robert S 79 Kessenich, Gregory J., estate of 884 Kiederling, Ronald C ._ 920 Kim, Tricia _. 917 Kin, Cheong Chin 960 Knerr, Wallace J 902 Kong, Yee Lum 950 Koss, Jan ..896 Krupinski, Kazimierz 886 Kurmas, Kazimierz and Zdzislaw 909 Kwaring, Wong 950 L Lash, Trude Lasker, Mary _ Lazarus, Barbara T Leahy, John Lee, Bok Yee Lee, Do Pon Lee, Quen Lim __ Lehman, Herbert Leigh, Jesse C, Jr Leong, Poy Fong Liu, Wai Chan Cheng Long, Boyd J Lopez-Bianco, Federico Loskoski, Gus and Ola Lovsin, Marija _ Lowenfeld, Andreas Lum, Cheung Yuen Luraschi, Luigi G Lyn, Woo You

123 M 920 925 MacLeish, Archibald 897 Maggiora, Clara G Maida, Giuseppe et al Makris, Panagiota 892 Marrella, Pasquale.. 920 Marshall, Kathryn 950 Martin, Elizabeth M

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N Napoli, Concetta F. et al__Nash, Harry P., Jr National University Extension Association Neaves, Jos. R Nelson, Robert O Neofltou, Michael J Neuman, Mrs. Rozsi Ng, Chew Wing _ Ng, Gum Foon Ng, Kum Tai Nolan, Robert L._ Nygaard, Clara H

918 928 802 914 877 929 908 950 950 950 905 864

O Ogdensburg Bridge Authority _. Orr, Mercedes R Otepka, Otto Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Binghamton, N.Y

931 909 943 448

P Parratt, Smith L. e t a l Peoples, Thomas

922 920

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904 903 889 R

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880 920 874 918 9 350 910 894 920 272 930 934 950 950 950

S Sabatini, Annunziata 892 San Diego Gas and Electric Co 115 Sanderson, Rudolph 933 Sanios, Despina J 925 Schaflf, Herbert R 931 Schary, Dore 9 Schreiber, Zara M923 Sharpe, M. Q 124 Shaw, Lewis 920 Shelburne Harbor Ship and Marine Construction Co., Inc 924 Shell Oil Co 337 Sherlock, Dulcie A. S 927 Shorter, Herbert B., Sr 902 Sing, Jeung 917 Smal, Jan and Anna. _ 912 Smallenberger, Leroy 879 Smith, Geoffrey H 888 Snare, Philip F 903 Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc 5 Soo, Yoo Chul 879 Southern California Edison Co 70, 115 Sowa, Walter, Jr 886 Spurlock, Mack 920 Stancil, James S., Jr 920

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 I am constantly recurring; to which I recur again and again because every examination of the system, at whatsoever point begun, leads inevitably to it as to a central secret. It is the defect which interprets all the rest, because it is their common product. It is exemplified in the extraordinary fact that the utterances of the Press have greater weight and are accorded greater credit, though the Press speaks entirely without authority, than the utterances of Congress, though Congress possesses all authority. The gossip of the street is listened to rather than the words of the law-makers. The editor directs public opinion, the congressman obeys it. When a presidential election is at hand, indeed, the words of the political orator gain temporary heed. He is recognized as an authority in the arena, as a professional critic competent to discuss the good and bad points, and to forecast the fortunes of the contestants. There is something definite in hand, and he is known to have studied all its bearings. He is one of the managers, or is thought to be well acquainted with the management. He speaks “from the card.” But let him talk, not about candidates, but about measures or about the policy of the government, and his observations sink at once to the level of a mere individual expression of opinion, to which his political occupations seem

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(4) The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that subsections (1) and (2) are to have effect as if any reference to the twentieth working day following the date of receipt were a reference to such other day, not later than the sixtieth working day following the date of receipt, as may be specified in, or determined in accordance with, the regulations.

(5) Regulations under subsection (4) may—
 * (a) prescribe different days in relation to different cases, and
 * (b) confer a discretion on the Commissioner.

(6) In this section—
 * “the date of receipt” means-
 * (a) the day on which the public authority receives the request for information, or
 * (b) if later, the day on which it receives the information referred to in section 1(3);
 * “working day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in any part of the United Kingdom.

11.—(1) Where, on making his request for information, the applicant expresses a preference for communication by any one or more of the following means, namely—
 * (a) the provision to the applicant of a copy of the information in permanent form or in another form acceptable to the applicant,
 * (b) the provision to the applicant of a reasonable opportunity to inspect a record containing the information, and
 * (c) the provision to the applicant of a digest or summary of the information in permanent form or in another form acceptable to the applicant,

the public authority shall so far as reasonably practicable give effect to that preference.

(2) In determining for the purposes of this section whether it is reasonably practicable to communicate information by particular means, the public authority may have regard to all the circumstances, including the cost of doing so.

(3) Where the public authority determines that it is not reasonably practicable to comply with any preference expressed by the applicant in making his request, the authority shall notify the applicant of the reasons for its determination.

(4) Subject to subsection (1), a public authority may comply with a request by communicating information by any means which are reasonable in the circumstances.

12.—(1) Section 1(1) does not oblige a public authority to comply with a request for information if the authority estimates that the cost of complying with the request would exceed the appropriate limit.

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 to add very little weight. It is universally recognized that he speaks without authority, about things which his vote may help to settle, but about which several hundred other men have votes quite as influential as his own. Legislation is not a thing to be known beforehand. It depends upon the conclusions of sundry Standing Committees. It is an aggregate, not a simple, production. It is impossible to tell how many persons’ opinions and influences have entered into its composition. It is even impracticable to determine from this year’s law-making what next year’s will be like.

Speaking, therefore, without authority, the political orator speaks to little purpose when he speaks about legislation. The papers do not report him carefully; and their editorials seldom take any color from his arguments. The Press, being anonymous and representing a large force of inquisitive news-hunters, is much more powerful than he chiefly because it is impersonal and seems to represent a wider and more thorough range of information. At the worst, it can easily compete with any ordinary individual. Its individual opinion is quite sure to be esteemed as worthy of attention as any other individual opinion. And, besides, it is almost everywhere strong enough to deny currency to the speeches of individuals whom it does not care to report.

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 It goes to its audience; the orator must depend upon his audience coming to him. It can be heard at every fireside; the orator can be heard only on the platform or the hustings. There is no imperative demand on the part of the reading public in this country that the newspapers should report political speeches in full. On the contrary, most readers would be disgusted at finding their favorite columns so filled up. By giving even a notice of more than an item’s length to such a speech, an editor runs the risk of being denounced as dull. And I believe that the position of the American Press is in this regard quite singular. The English newspapers are so far from being thus independent and self-sufficient powers,—a law unto themselves,—in the politics of the empire that they are constrained to do homage to the political orator whether they will or no. Conservative editors must spread before their readers verbatim reports not only of the speeches of the leaders of their own party, but also of the principal speeches of the leading Liberal orators; and Liberal journals have no choice but to print every syllable of the more important public utterances of the Conservative leaders. The nation insists upon knowing what its public men have to say, even when it is not so well said as the newspapers which report them could have said it.

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(2) Subsection (1) does not exempt the public authority from its obligation to comply with paragraph (a) of section 1(1) unless the estimated cost of complying with that paragraph alone would exceed the appropriate limit.

(3) In subsections (1) and (2) "the appropriate limit" means such amount as may be prescribed, and different amounts may be prescribed in relation to different cases.

(4) The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that, in such circumstances as may be prescribed, where two or more requests for information are made to a public authority—
 * (a) by one person, or
 * (b) by different persons who appear to the public authority to be acting in concert or in pursuance of a campaign,

the estimated cost of complying with any of the requests is to be taken to be the estimated total cost of complying with all of them.

(5) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for the purposes of this section as to the costs to be estimated and as to the manner in which they are to be estimated.

13.—(1) A public authority may charge for the communication of any information whose communication—
 * (a) is not required by section 1(1) because the cost of complying with the request for information exceeds the amount which is the appropriate limit for the purposes of section 12(1) and (2), and
 * (b) is not otherwise required by law,

such fee as may be determined by the public authority in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State.

(2) Regulations under this section may, in particular, provide—
 * (a) that any fee is not to exceed such maximum as may be specified in, or determined in accordance with, the regulations, and
 * (b) that any fee is to be calculated in such manner as may be prescribed by the regulations.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply where provision is made by or under any enactment as to the fee that may be charged by the public authority for the disclosure of the information.

14.—(1) Section 1(1) does not oblige a public authority to comply with a request for information if the request is vexatious.

(2) Where a public authority has previously complied with a request for information which was made by any person, it is not obliged to comply with a subsequent identical or substantially similar request from that person unless a reasonable interval has elapsed between compliance with the previous request and the making of the current request.

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The Ramayana/Book II/Canto I: The Heir Apparent

So Bharat to his grandsire went Obedient to the message sent, And for his fond companion chose S'atrughna slayer of his foes. There Bharat for a time remained With love and honour entertained, King As'vapati's constant care, Belovèd as a son and heir. Yet ever, as they lived at ease, While all around combined to please The agèd sire they left behind Was present to each hero's mind. Nor could the king's fond memory stray From his brave children far away, Dear Bharat and S'atrughna dear, Each Varun's match or Indra's peer. To all the princes, young and brave, His soul with fond affection clave; Around his loving heart they clung Like arms from his own body sprung. But best and noblest of the four, Good as the God whom all adore, Lord of all virtues, undefiled, His darling was his eldest child. For he was beautiful and strong, From envy free, the foe of wrong, With all his father's virtues blest, And peerless in the world confessed. With placid soul he softly spoke: No harsh reply could taunts provoke. He ever loved the good and sage Revered for virtue and for age, And when his martial tasks were o'er Sate listening to their peaceful lore. Wise, modest, pure, he honoured eld, His lips from lying tales withheld; Due reference to the Bráhnmans gave, And ruled each passion like a slave. Most tender, prompt at duty's call, Loved by all men he loved them all. Proud of the duties of his race, With spirit meet for Warrior's place, He strove to win by glorious deed, Throned with the Gods, a priceless meed.

With him in speech and quick reply Vrihaspati might hardly vie, But never would his accents flow For evil or for empty show. In art and science duly trained, His student vow he well maintained; He learnt the lore for princes fit, The Vedas and their Holy Writ, And with his well-drawn bow at last His mighty father's fame surpassed. Of birth exalted, truthful, just, With vigorous hand, with noble trust, Well taught by aged twice-born men Who gain and right could clearly ken, Full well the claims and bounds he knew Of duty, gain, and pleasure too: Of memory keen, of ready tact, In civil business prompt to act. Reserved, his features ne'er disclosed What counsel in his heart reposed. All idle rage and mirth controlled, He knew the times to give and hold, Firm in his faith, of steadfast will, He sought no wrong, he spoke no ill: Not rashly swift, not idly slow, His faults and others' keen to know. Each merit, by his subtle sense, He matched with proper recompense. He knew the means that wealth provide, And with keen eye expense could guide. Wild elephants could he reclaim, And mettled steeds could mount and tame. No arm like his the bow could wield, Or drive the chariot to the field. Skilled to attack, to deal the blow, Or lead a host against the foe: Yea, e'en infuriate Gods would fear To meet his arm in full career. As the great sun in noontide blaze Is glorious with his world of rays. So Ráma with these virtues shone Which all men loved to gaze upon.

The agèd monarch fain would rest, And said within his weary breast, 'Oh that I might, while living yet, My Ráma o'er the kingdom set. And see, before my course be run, The hallowed drops anoint my son; See all this spacious land obey, From side to side, my first-born's sway, And then, my life and joy complete, Obtain in heaven a blissful seat!' In him the monarch saw combined The fairest form, the noblest mind, And counselled how his son might share, The throne with him as Regent Heir. For fearful signs in earth and sky, And weakness warned him death was nigh: But Ráma to the world endeared By every grace his bosom cheered,

The moon of every eye, whose ray Drove all his grief and fear away. So duty urged that hour to seize, Himself, his realm, to bless and please.

From town and country, far and near, He summoned people, prince, and peer. To each he gave a meet abode, And honoured all and gifts bestowed. Then, splendid in his king's attire, He viewed them, as the general Sire, In glory of a God arrayed, Looks on the creatures he has made. But Kekaya's king he called not then For haste, nor Janak, lord of men; For after to each royal friend The joyful tidings he would send. Mid crowds from distant countries met The king upon his throne was set; Then honoured by the people, all The rulers thronged into the hall. On thrones assigned, each king in place Looked silent on the monarch's face. Then girt by lords of high renown And throngs from hamlet and from town He showed in regal pride, As, honoured by the radiant band Of blessed Gods that round him stand, Lord Indra, Thousand-eyed.


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The Ramayana/Book II/Canto II: The People's Speech

Then to the full assembly bowed The monarch, and addressed the crowd With gracious speech, in accents loud As heavenly drum or thunder-cloud:

'Needs not to you who know declare How ever with paternal care My fathers of Ikshváku's line Have ruled the realm which now is mine. I too have taught my feet to tread The pathway of the mighty dead, And with fond care that never slept Have, as I could, my people kept. So toiling still, and ne'er remiss For all my people's weal and bliss, Beneath the white umbrella's shade. Old age is come and strength decayed. Thousands of years have o'er me flown, And generations round me grown And passed away. I crave at length Repose and ease for broken strength. Feeble and worn I scarce can bear The ruler's toil, the judge's care, With royal dignity, a weight That tries the young and temperate.

I long to rest, my labour done, And in my place to set my son, If to the twice-born gathered here My counsel wise and good appear. For greater gifts than mine adorn Ráma my son, my eldest-born. Like Indra brave, before him fall The foeman's cities, tower and wall. Him prince of men for power and might, The best maintainer of the right, Fair as the moon when nothing bars His glory close to Pushya's stars, Him with to-morrow's light I fain Would throne the consort of my reign, A worthy lord for you, I ween, Marked as her own by Fortune's Queen. The triple world itself would be Well ruled by such a king as he. To such high bliss and happy fate Will I the country dedicate, And my sad heart will cease to grieve If he the precious charge receive. Thus is my careful plan matured, Thus for myself is rest secured; Lieges, approve the words I say, Or point ye out some wiser way. Devise your prudent plan. My mind Is fondly to this thought inclined, But men by keen debating move Some middle course which all approve.'

The monarch ceased. In answer came The joyous princes' glad acclaim. So peacocks in the rain rejoice And hail the cloud with lifted voice. Murmurs of joy from thousands round Shook the high palace with the sound. Then when the gathered throng had learned His will who right and gain discerned, Peasant and townsman, priest and chief, All met in consultation brief, And soon agreed with one accord Gave answer to their sovereign lord: 'King of the land, we know thee old: Thousands of years have o'er thee rolled, Ráma thy son, we pray, anoint. And at thy side his place appoint Our gallant prince, so brave and strong, Riding in royal state along, Our eyes with joyful pride will see Screened by the shade that shelters thee.' Then spake the king again, as though Their hearts' true wish he sought to know: 'These prayers for Ráma's rule suggest One question to my doubting breast. This thing, I pray, with truth explain: Why would ye, while I justly reign, That he, mine eldest son, should bear His part with me as ruling heir?' Then all the people made reply, Peasant and townsman, low and high: ' Each noblest gift of form and mind,

O Monarch, in thy son we find. Do thou the godlike virtues hear Which Ráma to our hearts endear. So richly blest with graces, none In all the earth excels thy son: Nay, who to match with him may claim In truth, in justice, and in fame? True to his promise, gentle, kind, Unenvious, of grateful mind, Versed in the law and firm of soul, He keeps each sense with strict control. With duteous care he loves to sit By Bráhmans skilled in Holy Writ. Hence brightest glory, ne'er to end, And matchless fame his youth attend. Skilled in the use of spear and shield. And arms which heavenly warriors wield, Supreme in war, unconquered yet Bv man, fiend, God in battle met, Whene'er in pomp of war he goes 'Gainst town or city of the foes, He ever comes with Lakshman back Victorious from the fierce attack. Returning homeward from afar Borne on his elephant or car, He ever to the townsmen bends And greets them as beloved friends, Asks how each son, each servant thrives, How fare our pupils, offerings, wives; And like a father bids us tell, Each for himself, that all is well. If pain or grief the city tries His heart is swift to sympathize. When festive scenes our thoughts employ He like a father shares the joy. High is the fate, O King, that gave Thy Ráma born to bless and save, With filial virtues fair and mild Like Kas'yap old Maríchi's child. Hence to the kingdom's distant ends One general prayer for him ascends. Each man in town and country prays For Ráma's strength, health, length of days. With hearts sincere, their wish the same, The tender girl, the aged dame, Subject and stranger, peasant, hind, One thought impressed on every mind, At evening and at dawning day To all the Gods for Ráma pray. Do thou, O King, of grace comply, And hear the people's longing cry, And let us on the throne by thee The lotus-tinted Ráma see. O thou who givest boons, attend; A gracious ear, O Monarch, lend And for our weal install, Consenting to our earnest prayer, Thy godlike Ráma Regent Heir, Who seeks the good of all.'

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The Ramayana/Book II/Canto III: Das'aratha's Precepts

The monarch with the prayer complied Of suppliant hands, on every side Uplifted like a lotus-bed: And then these gracious words he said: 'Great joy and mighty fame are mine Because your loving hearts incline, In full assembly clearly shown To place my Ráma on the throne.' Then to Vas'ishtha, standing near, And Vámadeva loud and clear The monarch spoke that all might hear: "Tis pure and lovely Chaitra now When flowers are sweet on every bough; All needful things with haste prepare That Ráma be appointed heir.'

Then burst the people's rapture out In loud acclaim and joyful shout; And when the tumult slowly ceased The king addressed the holy priest: 'Give order, Saint, with watchful heed For what the coming rite will need. This day let all things ready wait Mine eldest son to consecrate.' Best of all men of second birth Vas'ishtha heard the lord of earth, And gave commandment to the bands Of servitors with lifted hands Who waited on their master's eye: 'Now by to-morrow's dawn supply Rich gold and herbs and gems of price And offerings for the sacrifice, Wreaths of white flowers and roasted rice. And oil and honey, separate; New garments and a car of state, An elephant with lucky signs, A fourfold host in ordered lines, The white umbrella, and a pair Of chowries, and a banner fair; A hundred vases, row on row, To shine like fire in splendid glow, A tiger's mighty skin, a bull With gilded horns most beautiful. All these, at dawn of coming day, Around the royal shrine array, Where burns the fire's undying ray. Each palace door, each city gate With wreaths of sandal decorate. And with the garlands' fragrant scent Let clouds of incense-smoke be blent. Let food of noble kind and taste Be for a hundred thousand placed; Fresh curds with streams of milk bedewed To feed the Bráhman multitude.

With care be all their wants supplied. And mid the twice-born chiefs divide Rich largess, with the early morn, And oil and curds and roasted corn. Soon as the sun has shown his light Pronounce the prayer to bless the rite, And then be all the Bráhmans called And in their ordered seats installed. Let all musicians skilled to play, And dancing-girls in bright array Stand ready in the second ring Within the palace of the king. Each honoured tree, each holy shrine With leaves and flowery wreaths entwine, And here and there beneath the shade Be food prepared and presents laid. Then brightly clad, in warlike guise, With long swords girt upon their thighs, Let soldiers of the nobler sort March to the monarch's splendid court.'

Thus gave command the twice-born pair To active servants stationed there. Then hastened to the king and said That all their task was duly sped, The king to wise Sumantra spake: 'Now quick, my lord, thy chariot take, And hither with thy swiftest speed My son, my noble Ráma lead.'

Sumantra, ere the word was given, His chariot from the court had driven, And Ráma, best of all who ride In cars, came sitting by his side. The lords of men had hastened forth From east and west and south and north, Áryan and stranger, those who dwell In the wild wood and on the fell, And as the Gods to Indra, they Showed honour to the king that day.

Like Vásav, when his glorious form Is circled by the Gods of storm, Girt in his hall by kings he saw His car-borne Ráma near him draw, Like him who rules the minstrel band Of heaven; whose valour tilled the land, Of mighty arm and stately pride Like a wild elephant in stride, As fair in face as that fair stone Dear to the moon, of moonbeams grown, With noble gifts and grace that took The hearts of all, and chained each look, World-cheering as the Lord of Rain When floods relieve the parching plain. The father, as the son came nigh, Gazed with an ever-thirstier eye. Sumantra helped the prince alight

From the good chariot passing bright, And as to meet his sire he went Followed behind him reverent. Then Ráma clomb, the king to seek That terrace like Kailása's peak, And reached the presence of the king, Sumantra closely following. Before his father's face he came, Raised suppliant hands and named his name, And bowing lowly as is meet Paid reverence to the monarch's feet. But soon as Das'aratha viewed The prince in humble attitude, He raised him by the hand in haste And his beloved son embraced, Then signed him to a glorious throne, Gem-decked and golden, near his own. Then Ráma, best of Raghu's line, Made the fair seat with lustre shine As when the orient sun upsprings And his pure beam on Meru flings. The glory flashed on roof and wall, And with strange sheen suffused the hall, As when the moon's pure rays are sent Through autumn's star-lit firmament. Then swelled his breast with joy and pride As his dear son the father eyed, E'en as himeself more fair arrayed In some clear mirror's face displayed. The aged monarch gazed awhile, Then thus addressed him with a smile, As Kas'yap, whom the worlds revere, Speaks for the Lord of Gods to hear: 'O thou of all my sons most dear, In virtue best, thy father's peer, Child of my consort first in place, Mine equal in her pride of race, Because the people's hearts are bound To thee by graces in thee found, Be thou in Pushya's favouring hour Made partner of my royal power. I know that thou by nature's bent Both modest art and excellent, But though thy gifts no counsel need My love suggests the friendly rede. Mine own dear son, be modest still, And rule each sense with earnest will. Keep thou the evils far away That spring from love and anger's sway. Thy noble course alike pursue In secret as in open view, And every nerve, the love to gain Of ministers and subjects, strain. The happy prince who sees with pride His thriving people satisfied; Whose arsenals with arms are stored, And treasury with golden hoard,--

His friends rejoice as joyed the Blest When Amrit crowned their eager quest. So well, my child, thy course maintain, And from all ill thy soul refrain.'

The friends of Ráma, gathered nigh, Longing their lord to gratify, Ran to Kaus'alyá's bower to tell The tidings that would please her well. She, host of dames, with many a gem, And gold, and kine rewarded them.

Then Ráma paid the reverence due, Mounted the chariot, and withdrew, And to his splendid dwelling drove While crowds to show him honour strove. The people, when the monarch's speech Their willing ears had heard, Were wild with joy as though on each Great gifts had been conferred. With meek and low salute each man Turned to his home away, And there with happy heart began To all the Gods to pray.


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The Ramayana/Book II/Canto IV: Ráma Summoned

The crowd dismissed, to high debate The monarch called his peers of state, And, counsel from their lips obtained, Firm in his will his will explained: 'To-morrow with auspicious ray The moon in Pushya's sign will stay; Be that the time with happy fate Mine eldest son to consecrate, And let my Ráma, lotus-eyed, As Regent o'er the state preside.'

He sought, within, his charioteer, And cried 'Again bring Ráma here.' To Ráma's home Sumantra hied Again to be the prince's guide. His coming, told to Ráma's ear, Suggested anxious doubt and fear. He bade the messenger be led That instant in, and thus he said: 'Tell me the cause, omitting naught. Why thou again my house hast sought.'

The envoy answered: 'Prince, thy sire Has sent thy presence to require. My sender known,'tis thine to say If thou wilt go or answer nay.' Then Ráma, when he heard his speech, Made haste the royal court to reach. Soon as the monarch was aware His dearest son was waiting there, Eager the parley to begin He bade them lead the prince within, Soon as he passed the chamber door The hero bent him to the floor, And at a distance from his seat Raised his joined hands his sire to greet. The monarch raised him from the ground, And loving arms about him wound, Then pointed to a seat that shone With gold for him to rest upon. 'Aged am I,' he said, 'and worn; In life's best joys my share have borne; Rites to the Gods, in hundreds, paid, With gifts of corn and largess made. I yearned for sons: my life is blest With them and thee of sons the best. No debt to saints or Bráhmans, no, Nor spirits, Gods, or self I owe. One duty now remains alone, To set thee on thy father's throne. Now therefore, Ráma, hear my rede, And mark my words with duteous heed: This day the peoples' general voice, Elects thee king of love and choice, And I, consenting to the prayer, Will make thee, darling, Regent Heir. Dread visions, each returning night, With evil omens scare my sight. Red meteors with a fearful sound Shoot wildly downward to the ground, While tempests lash the troubled air; And they who read the stars declare That, leagued against my natal sign, Ráhu the Sun, and Mars combine. When portents dire as these appear, A monarch's death or woe is near. Then while my senses yet are spared, And thought and will are unimpaired, Be thou, my son, anointed king: Men's fancy is a fickle thing. To-day the moon, in order due, Entered the sign Punarvasu; To-morrow, as the wise foretell, In Pushya's favouring stars will dwell: Then on the throne shalt thou be placed. My soul, prophetic, counsels haste: Thee, O my son, to-morrow I As Regent Heir will sanctify. So till the coming night he passed Do thou and Sítá strictly fast: From worldly thoughts thy soul refrain, And couched on holy grass remain.

And let thy trusted lords attend In careful watch upon their friend, For, unexpected, check and bar Our weightiest counsels often mar. While Bharat too is far away Making with royal kin his stay, I deem the fittest time of all Thee, chosen Regent, to install. It may be Bharat still has stood True to the counsels of the good, Faithful to thee with tender trust, With governed senses, pure and just. But human minds, too well I know, Will sudden changes undergo, And by their constant deeds alone The virtue of the good is shown. Now, Ráma, go. My son, good night! Fixt is to-morrow for the rite.'

Then Ráma paid the reverence due, And quickly to his home withdrew. He passed within, nor lingered there, But sought his mother's mansion, where The dame in linen robes arrayed Devoutly in the chapel prayed To Fortune's Queen,with utterance checked, That she her Ráma would protect. There was Sumitrá too, and there Was Lakshman led by loving care: And when the royal choice they knew Sítá in haste was summoned too. Absorbed, with half-shut eyes, the queen Attended by the three was seen. She knew that Pushya's lucky hour Would raise her son to royal power, So fixed with bated breath each thought On God supreme, by all men sought. To her, as thus she knelt and prayed, Ráma drew near, due reverence paid, And then to swell his mother's joy, Thus spoke her own beloved boy; 'O mother dear, my sire's decree Entrusts the people's weal to me. To-morrow I, for so his will. Anointed king, the throne shall fill. The few last hours till night shall end Sitá with me must fasting spend, For so my father has decreed, And holy priests with him agreed. What vows soever thou mayst deem My consecration's eve beseem, Do thou, sweet mother, for my sake And for beloved Sitá's make.'

When the glad news Kaus'alyá heard, So long desired, so long deferred, While tears of joy her utterance broke, In answer to her son she spoke: 'Long be thy life, my darling: now Thy prostrate foes before thee bow. Live long and with thy bright success My friends and dear Sumitrá's bless. Surely the stars were wondrous fair When thee, sweet son, thy mother bare, That thy good gifts such love inspire And win the favour of thy sire. With thee I travailed not in vain; Those lotus eyes reward my pain, And all the glory of the line Of old Ikshváku will be thine.'

He smiled, and on his brother gazed Who sate with reverent hands upraised, And said: 'My brother, thou must be Joint-ruler of this land with me. My second self thou, Lakshman, art, And in my fortune bearest part. Be thine, Sumitrá's son, to know The joys from regal power that flow. My life itself, the monarch's seat, For thy dear sake to me are sweet.

Thus Ráma to his brother said, To both his mothers' bowed his head, And then with Sítá by his side To his own house the hero hied.


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The Ramayana/Book II/Canto V: Ráma's Fast

Then Saint Vas'ishtha to the king Came ready at his summoning. 'Now go,' exclaimed the monarch, 'thou Enriched by fervent rite and vow, For Ráma and his wife ordain The fast, that joy may bless his reign.'

The best of those who Scripture know Said to the king, 'My lord, I go.' To Ráma's house Vas'ishtha hied, The hero's fast by rule to guide, And skilled in sacred texts to tell Each step to him instructed well. Straight to Prince Ráma's high abode, That like a cloud pale-tinted showed, Borne in his priestly car he rode. Two courts he passed, and in the third He stayed his car. Then Ráma heard The holy sage was come, and flew To honour him with honour due. He hastened to the car and lent His hand to aid the priest's descent. Then spoke Vas'ishtha words like these, Pleased with his reverent courtesies, With pleasant things his heart to cheer Who best deserved glad news to hear: 'Prince, thou hast won thy father's grace, And thine will be the Regent's place: Now with thy Sítá, as is right, In strictest fasting spend the night,

For when the morrow's dawn is fair The king will consecrate his heir: So Nahush, as the wise relate, Yayáti joyed to consecrate.'

Thus having said, Vas'ishtha next Ordained the fast by rule and text, For Ráma faithful to his vows And the Videhan dame his spouse. Then from the prince's house he hied With courteous honours gratified. Round Ráma gathered every friend In pleasant talk a while to spend. He bade good night to all at last, And to his inner chamber passed. Then Ráma's house shone bright and gay With men and maids in glad array, As in the morning some fair lake When all her lotuses awake, And every bird that loves the flood Flits joyous round each opening bud.

Forth from the house Vas'ishtha drove, That with the king's in splendour strove, And all the royal street he viewed Filled with a mighty multitude The eager concourse blocked each square, Each road and lane and thoroughfare, And joyous shouts on every side Rose like the roar of Ocean's tide, As streams of men together came With loud huzza and glad acclaim. The ways were watered, swept and clean, And decked with flowers and garlands green And all Ayodhyá shone arrayed With banners on the roofs that played. Men, women, boys with eager eyes, Expecting when the sun should rise, Stood longing for the herald ray Of Ráma's consecration day, To see, a source of joy to all, The people-*honoured festival.

The priest advancing slowly through The mighty crowd he cleft in two, Near to the monarch's palace drew. He sought the terrace, by the stair, Like a white cloud peak high in air, The reverend king of men to meet Who sate upon his splendid seat: Thus will Vrihaspati arise To meet the monarch of the skies. But when the king his coming knew, He left his throne and near him drew Questioned by him Vas'ishtha said That all his task was duly sped. Then all who sate there, honouring Vas'ishtha, rose as rose the king, Vas'ishtha bade his lord adieu, And all the peers, dismissed, withdrew.

Then as a royal lion seeks His cave beneath the rocky peaks, So to the chambers where abode His consorts Das'aratha strode. Full-thronged were those delightful bowers With women richly dressed, And splendid as the radiant towers Where Indra loves to rest. Then brighter flashed a thousand eyes With the light his presence lent, As, when the moon begins to rise The star thronged firmament.


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The Ramayana/Book II/Canto VI: The City Decorated

Then Ráma bathed in order due, His mind from worldly thoughts withdrew, And with big large-eyed wife besought Náráyan, as a votary ought. Upon his head the brimming cup Of holy oil he lifted up, Then placed within the kindled fire The offering to that heavenly Sire, And as he sipped the remnant prayed To Him for blessing and for aid. Then with still lips and tranquil mind With his Videhan he reclined, In Vishnu's chapel, on a bed Where holy grass was duly spread, While still the prince's every thought The God supreme, Náráyan, sought. One watch remained the night to close When Ráma from his couch arose, And bade the men and maids adorn His palace for the solemn morn. He heard the bards and heralds raise Auspicious strains of joy and praise; And breathed devout, with voice restrained, The hymn for morning rites ordained; Then, with his head in reverence bowed, Praised Madhu's conquering foe aloud. And, in pure linen robes arrayed, The priests to raise their voices prayed. Obedient to the summons they Proclaimed to all the festal day. The Bráhmans' voices, deep and sweet, Resounded through the crowded street, And echoed through Ayodhyá went By many a loud-toned instrument. Then all the people joyed to hear That Ráma with his consort dear Had fasted till the morning light In preparation for the rite. Swiftly the joyful tidings through Ayodhyá's crowded city flew, And soon as dawn appeared, each man To decorate the town began.

In all the temples bright and fair As white clouds towering in the air, In streets, and where the cross-ways met, Where holy fig-trees had been set, In open square, in sacred shade, Where merchants' shops their wealth displayed, On all the mansions of the great, And householders of wealth and state, Where'er the people loved to meet, Where'er a tree adorned the street, Gay banners floated to the wind, And ribands round the staves were twined. Then clear the singers' voices rang, As, charming mind and ear, they sang. Here players shone in bright attire, There dancing women swelled the quire. Each with his friend had much to say Of Ráma's consecration-day: Yea, even children, as they played At cottage doors beneath the shade. The royal street with flowers was strown Which loving hands in heaps had thrown, And here and there rich incense lent Its fragrance to the garland's scent; And all was fresh and fair and bright In honour of the coming rite. With careful foresight to illume With borrowed blaze the midnight gloom, The crowds erected here and there Trees in each street gay lamps to bear. The city thus from side to side In festal guise was beautified. The people of the town who longed To view the rite together thronged, And filling every court and square Praised the good king in converse there: 'Our high-souled king! He throws a grace On old Ikshváku's royal race. He feels his years' increasing weight, And makes his son associate. Great joy to us the choice will bring Of Ráma for our lord and king. The good and bad to him are known, And long will he protect his own. No pride his prudent breast may swell, Most just, he loves his brothers well, And to us all that love extends, Cherished as brothers and as friends. Long may our lord in life remain, Good Das'aratha, free from stain, By whose most gracious favour we Ráma anointed king shall see.'

Such were the words the townsmen spoke Heard by the gathering countryfolk, Who from the south, north, east, and west, Stirred by the joyful tidings, pressed. For by their eager longing led To Ráma's consecration sped The villagers from every side, And filled Ayodhyá's city wide. This way and that way strayed the crowd, While rose a murmur long and loud, As when the full moon floods the skies And Ocean's waves with thunder rise. That town, like Indra's city fair, While peasants thronged her ways. Tumultuous roared like Ocean, where Each flood-born monster plays.


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The Ramayana/Book II/Canto VII: Manthará's Lament

It chanced a slave-born handmaid, bred With Queen Kaikeyí, fancy-fed, Mounted the stair and stood upon The terrace like the moon that shone. Thence Manthará at ease surveyed Ayodhyá to her eyes displayed, Where water cooled the royal street, Where heaps of flowers were fresh and sweet, And costly flags and pennons hung On roof and tower their shadow flung; With covered ways prepared in haste, And many an awning newly placed; With sandal-scented streams bedewed, Thronged by a new bathed multitude: Whose streets were full of Bráhman bands With wreaths and sweetmeats in their hands. Loud instruments their music raised, And through the town, where'er she gazed, The doors of temples glittered white, And the maid marvelled at the sight.

Of Ráma's nurse who, standing by, Gazed with a joy-expanded eye, In robes of purest white attired, The wondering damsel thus inquired:

'Does Ráma's mother give away Rich largess to the crowds to-day, On some dear object fondly bent, Or blest with measureless content? What mean these signs of rare delight On every side that meet my sight? Say, will the king with joy elate Some happy triumph celebrate?'

The nurse, with transport uncontrolled, Her glad tale to the hump-back told: 'Our lord the king to-morrow morn Will consecrate his eldest-born, And raise, in Pushya's favouring hour, Prince Ráma to the royal power.' As thus the nurse her tidings spoke, Rage in the hump-back's breast awoke. Down from the terrace, like the head Of high Kailása's hill, she sped. Sin in her thoughts, her soul aflame, Where Queen Kaikeyí slept, she came:

'Why sleepest thou?' she cried, 'arise, Peril is near, unclose thine eyes. Ah, heedless Queen, too blind to know Wnat floods of sin above thee flow! Thy boasts of love and grace are o'er: Thine is the show and nothing more. His favour is an empty cheat, A torrent dried by summer's heat.'

Thus by the artful maid addressed In cruel words from raging breast, The queen, sore troubled, spoke in turn; 'What evil news have I to learn? That mournful eye, that altered cheek Of sudden woe or danger speak.'

Such were the words Kaikeyí said: Then Manthará, her eyeballs red With fury, skilled with treacherous art To grieve yet more her lady's heart, From Ráma, in her wicked hate, Kaikeyí's love to alienate, Upon her evil purpose bent Began again most eloquent: 'Peril awaits thee swift and sure, And utter woe defying cure; King Das'aratha will create Prince Ráma Heir Associate. Plunged in the depths of wild despair, My soul a prey to pain and care, As though the flames consumed me, zeal Has brought me for my lady's weal, Thy grief, my Queen, is grief to me: Thy gain my greatest gain would be. Proud daughter of a princely line, The rights of consort queen are thine. How art thou, born of royal race, Blind to the crimes that kings debase! Thy lord is gracious, to deceive, And flatters, but thy soul to grieve, While thy pure heart that thinks no sin Knows not the snares that hem thee in. Thy husband's lips on thee bestow Soft soothing word, an empty show: The wealth, the substance, and the power This day will be Kaus'alyá's dower. With crafty soul thy child he sends To dwell among thy distant friends, And, every rival far from sight, To Ráma gives the power and might. Ah me! for thou, unhappy dame, Deluded by a husband's name, With more than mother's love hast pressed A serpent to thy heedless breast, And cherished him who works thee woe, No husband but a deadly foe. For like a snake, unconscious Queen, Or enemy who stabs unseen, King Das'aratha all untrue Has dealt with thee and Bharat too. Ah, simple lady, long beguiled By his soft words who falsely smiled! Poor victim of the guileless breast, A happier fate thou meritest. For thee and thine destruction waits When he Prince Ráma consecrates. Up, lady, while there yet is time; Preserve thyself, prevent the crime. Up, from thy careless ease, and free Thyself, O Queen, thy son, and me!'

Delighted at the words she said, Kaikeyí lifted from the bed, Like autumn's moon, her radiant head, And joyous at the tidings gave A jewel to the hump-back slave; And as she gave the precious toy She cried in her exceeding joy: 'Take this, dear maiden, for thy news Most grateful to mine ear, and choose What grace beside most fitly may The welcome messenger repay. I joy that Ráma gains the throne: Kaus'alyá's son is as mine own.'


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The Ramayana/Book II/Canto VIII: Manthará's Speech

The damsel's breast with fury burned: She answered, as the gift she spurned: 'What time, O simple Queen, is this For idle dreams of fancied bliss? Hast thou not sense thy state to know, Engulfed in seas of whelming woe; Sick as I am with grief and pain My lips can scarce a laugh restrain To see thee hail with ill-timed joy A peril mighty to destroy. I mourn for one so fondly blind: What woman of a prudent mind Would welcome, e'en as thou hast done, The lordship of a rival's son, Rejoiced to find her secret foe Empowered, like death, to launch the blow; I see that Ráma still must fear Thy Bharat, to his throne too near. Hence is my heart disquieted, For those who fear are those we dread. Lakshman, the mighty bow who draws, With all his soul serves Ráma's cause; And chains as strong to Bharat bind S'atrughna, with his heart and mind, Now next to Ráma, lady fair, Thy Bharat is the lawful heir: And far remote, I ween, the chance That might the younger two advance. Yes, Queen,'tis Ráma that I dread, Wise, prompt, in warlike science bred; And oh, I tremble when I think Of thy dear child on ruin's brink.

Blest witn a lofty fate is she, Kaus'alyá; for her son will be Placed, when the moon and Pushya meet, By Bráhmans on the royal seat, Thou as a slave in suppliant guise Must wait upon Kaus'alyá's eyes, With all her wealth and bliss secured And glorious from her foes assured. Her slave with us who serve thee, thou Wilt see thy son to Ráma bow, And Sítá's friends exult o'er all, While Bharat's wife shares Bharat's fall.'

As thus the maid in wrath complained, Kaikeyí saw her heart was pained, And answered eager in defence Of Ramá's worth and excellence: 'Nay, Ráma, born the monarch's heir, By holy fathers trained with care, Virtuous, grateful, pure, and true, Claims royal sway as rightly due. He, like a sire, will long defend Each brother, minister, and friend. Then why, O hump-back, art thou pained To hear that he the throne has gained? Be sure when Ráma's empire ends, The kingdom to my son descends, Who, when a hundred years are flown, Shall sit upon his fathers' throne. Why is thine heart thus sad to see The joy that is and long shall be, This fortune by possession sure And hopes which we may count secure? Dear as the darling son I bore Is Ráma, yea, or even more. Most duteous to Kaus'alyá, he Is yet more dutiful to me. What though he rule, we need not fear: His brethren to his soul are dear. And if the throne Prince Ráma fill Bharat will share the empire still.'

She ceased. The troubled damsel sighed Sighs long and hot, and thus replied: 'What madness has possessed thy mind, To warnings deaf, to dangers blind? Canst thou not see the floods of woe That threaten o'er thine head to flow: First Ráma will the throne acquire, Then Ráma's son succeed his sire, While Bharat will neglected pine Excluded from the royal line. Not all his sons, O lady fair, The kingdom of a monarch share: All ruling when a sovereign dies Wild tumult in the state would rise. The eldest, be he good or ill, Is ruler by the father's will. Know, tender mother, that thy son Without a friend and all undone. Far from the joyous ease of home An alien from his race will roam. I sped to thee for whom I feel, But thy fond heart mistakes my zeal, Thy hand a present would bestow Because thy rival triumphs so. When Ráma once begins his sway Without a foe his will to stay, Thy darling Bharat he will drive To distant lands if left alive. By thee the child was sent away Beneath his grandsire's roof to stay. Even in stocks and stones perforce Will friendship spring from intercourse. The young S'atrughna too would go With Bharat, for he loved him so. As Lakshman still to Ráma cleaves, He his dear Bharat never leaves. There is an ancient tale they tell: A tree the foresters would fell Was saved by reeds that round it stood, For love that sprang of neighbourhood. So Lakshman Ráma will defend, And each on each for aid depend. Such fame on earth their friendship wins As that which binds the Heavenly Twins. And Ráma ne'er will purpose wrong To Lakshman, for their love is strong. But Bharat, Oh, of this be sure, Must evil at his hands endure. Come, Ráma from his home expel An exile in the woods to dwell. The plan, O Queen, which I advise Secures thy weal if thou be wise, So we and all thy kith and kin Advantage from thy gain shall win. Shall Bharat, meet for happier fate, Born to endure his rival's hate, With all his fortune ruined cower And dread his brother's mightier power! Up, Queen, to save thy son, arise; Prostrate at Ráma's feet he lies. So the proud elephant who leads His trooping consorts through the reeds Falls in the forest shade beneath The lion's spring and murderous teeth. Scorned by thee in thy bliss and pride Kaus'alyá was of old defied, And will she now forbear to show The vengeful rancour of a foe? O Queen, thy darling is undone When Ráma's hand has once begun Ayodhyá's realm to sway, Come, win the kingdom for thy child And drive the alien to the wild In banishment to-day.'