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me for ever sit with my hope on the brink of its realization; and thus end 

my days。 



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                                           CHITRA 



                                   SCENE IX 



       CHITRA and ARJUNA 

       Chitra 'cloaked' 

     My lord; has the cup been drained to the last drop? Is this; indeed; the 

end?   No;   when   all   is   done   something   still   remains;   and   that   is   my   last 

sacrifice at your feet。 

     I brought from the garden of heaven flowers of incomparable beauty 

with which to worship you; god of my heart。 If the rites are over; if the 

flowers have faded; let me throw them out of the temple 'unveiling in her 

original male attire'。 Now; look at your worshipper with gracious eyes。 

     I am not beautifully perfect as the flowers with which I worshipped。 I 

have many flaws and blemishes。 I am a traveller in the great world…path; 

my garments are dirty; and my feet are bleeding with thorns。 Where should 

I achieve flower…beauty; the unsullied loveliness of a moment's life? The 

gift that I proudly bring you is the heart of a woman。 Here have all pains 

and   joys   gathered;   the   hopes   and   fears   and   shames   of   a   daughter   of   the 

dust; here love springs up struggling toward immortal life。 Herein lies an 

imperfection which yet is noble and grand。 If the flower…service is finished; 

my master; accept this as your servant for the days to come! 

     I am Chitra; the king's daughter。 Perhaps you will remember the day 

when a woman came to you in the temple of Shiva; her body loaded with 

ornaments and finery。 That shameless woman came to court you as though 

she were a man。 You rejected her; you did well。 My lord; I am that woman。 

She was my disguise。 Then by the boon of gods I obtained for a year the 

most   radiant   form  that   a   mortal   ever   wore;   and   wearied   my  hero's   heart 

with the burden of that deceit。 Most surely I am not that woman。 

     I   am   Chitra。  No   goddess   to   be   worshipped;   nor     yet   the   object  of 

common   pity   to   be   brushed   aside   like   a   moth   with   indifference。   If   you 

deign   to   keep   me   by  your   side   in   the   path   of   danger   and   daring;   if   you 

allow me to share the great duties of your life; then you will know my true 

self。 If your babe; whom  I am nourishing in my  womb be born a son;  I 

shall myself teach him to be a second Arjuna; and send him to you when 



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the time comes; and then at last you will truly know me。 Today I can only 

offer you Chitra; the daughter of a king。 

      Arjuna 

    Beloved; my life is full。 



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