Lakshmana stepped forward, bow drawn. “Do not listen to his lies, brother.”
Rama’s bow trembled.
“You have until sunrise, Ramachandra,” he called. “Kill me, and break your own dharma—Sita’s plea will curse your lineage. Or let me live, and I will rebuild. Either way… you lose. Because a god playing chess with mortals forgets that the pawns can read the rulebook too.” ramayana divine loophole pdf
But Ravana did not weep. He smiled.
But Rama’s foot loosened a fraction. “What flaw?” Lakshmana stepped forward, bow drawn
End of Chapter One.