4 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