I gave up drinking,

For it hampered my thinking.

I gave up gambling,

For it kept my mind hankering.

I gave up playing strenuous sports,

For punish my body did the courts.

I gave up hope for material gain,

For with every victory came severe pain.

But one person I can never abandon, no matter how hard I may try,

Shri Lakshmana’s elder brother, whose name upon hearing tears I do cry.