CHITRA
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my heart and throw the false gem to the dust.
Arjuna
Be his name and fame, his bravery and prowess false or true, for mercy’s sake do not banish him from your heart—for he kneels at your feet even now.
Chitra
You, Arjuna!
Arjuna
Yes, I am he, the love-hungered guest at your door.
Chitra
Then it is not true that Arjuna has taken a vow of chastity for twelve long years?
Arjuna
But you have dissolved my vow even as the moon dissolves the night’s vow of obscurity.
