Scene 1: Deep Forest

Quatrain set to Tbhodi Ragam

While Damayanti, having entered a new life of separation, continued staying at her homeland, sorrowfully thinking about Nalan, he himself was unpretentiously praying to Gods to overcome sorrow but feared going to his homeland for doubt of dishonor.

Nalan is seated in the centre and enacts padam set to Thodi Ragam and Chempata cycle of 16 beats

·         Hey the guardians of the worlds, why is all humble and sweet boons bestowed by you on me have been rendered futile?  When bad times are on me, it is not fair for you to exhibit indifference.

·         Day after day, I implored you and you had individually shown compassion towards me.  (I rested assured of that and now), considering my defeat to younger brother, who would oblige you in future?

·         I felt playing the game of dice was a thing to be done; Even the subjects who were ruled by me assumed hatred towards me, deserted the lady in the forest, for sure these three are the consequences churned out by the wheel of destiny

·         I shall pray to you every day, may no sadness be felt by the chaste Bhaimee, may I not fall into grief-stricken acts of wrongness, and may none accuse me of being a coward!!