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the year, we shall find that from the time of the winter solstice to 
that of the summer solstice the shadow changes exactly from the 
figure of an unbent bow to that of a bow fully and strongly drawn. 
What is this but the sun, as he increases in strength, pulling his 
bow, and proving his heroic might by doing that which no other 
power can do, and so gaining the hand of his much-loved Sita, the 
earth-fruits, or Yasodhara, or Penelope, as the reward of his 
prowess ? 
I am satisfied that this is the true explanation of the myth, and 
I consider myself happy in having been able to mention it here 
first, however insignificant it may appear, as the place in which 
these matters may be discussed with safety, and as the opportunity 
afforded me is a favourable and auspicious one. 
Ladies and gentlemen, I feel I have already detained you too 
long by these discursive remarks; let me conclude by congratu- 
lating you on the prospect before us of a very pleasant and 
instructive Session, and thanking you for your kind attention 
during the time occupied in addressing you this evening, I will 
conclude in the words of a very ancient hymn found in the East : 
" Come together ! speak together ! Let your minds be concordant ; 
let your endeavour be the same ; let your mind be the same, that 
it may go well with you."* 
* Vide Prof. Max Miiller's Inaugural Address before the Aryan Section of 
the Second International Oriental Congress, held in London. 
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