Ram3 54

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VALMIKI RAMAYANA

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BOOK 3: ARANYA KANDA

SECTION 54

Vaidehi has not seen any rescuer while she is abducted, but she has seen five prominent vanara s staying on a mountaintop. (3 54 1)

That broad eyed and curvaceous lady with resentment Seetha, inwrapping her auspicious ornaments in the upper fringe of her sari, dropped in the midmost of those five Vanara s with a thinking that these creatures may perhaps indicate them to Rama. (3 54 2, 3a) On his part that Dasamukha Ravana has not noticed her action in whipping up her silky upper cloth and ornaments, their bundling and stowing away at five vanara s, owing to his own hurry. (3 54 3) Those ochreish eyed best Vanara s with their unwinking eyes have observed the broad eyed Seetha, who at that time is verily wailing. (3 54 4b, 5a)

The chief of Rakshasas Ravana captivating Maithili, who is still wailing, has crossed the Pampa region down underneath and advanced facing the City of Lanka. (3 54 5b, 6a) Ravana is jubilantly happy in stealing his own death alias Seetha, as one would carry a stingingly fanged and lethally venomous she snake in his own lap. (3 54 6b, 7a) He bolted out in skyway up above the woodlands, waterways, pools, and mountains at the double, as with an arrow bolting from a bow. (3 4 7b, 8a) On reaching the ocean, a housing for sharks, alligators, a home of Rain god, a never draining deep and an ultimate course of the rivers, he hastily crossed it over. (3 54 8b, 9a)

That ocean being the abode of Rain god is highly flustered when Vaidehi is being abducted over it, and its waves became topsy turvy and its Fishes and great marine Reptiles remained shilly shally. (3 54 9b, 10a) Then the Siddha s and Caarana s available in airspace averred saying, "this alone is the end of Dasamukha Ravana." (3 54 10b, 11a) Ravana entered the city of Lanka transporting Seetha, while she wriggling in his flank, who appeared like the personified death of Ravana wriggling its way into his Lanka. (3 54 11b, 12a)

On going towards the city Lanka that has well symmetrized roadways, then he entered his own palace chambers which is with very many doors and chambers thronging with crowds. Ravana placed Seetha having black eyelashes but with full of sorrow and bewilderment as if by some Asura Maaya of Maya (Note:- Maya once kept his lady love, an Apsara called Hema, in an Asura Black Hole (some Asura Maaya)).

That Dasamukha Ravana also instructed the bogey sightly bogeywomen, "your watch and ward shall be in such a way that neither a female nor a male can see Seetha impermissibly." (3 54 14b, 15a) "Whatever she wishes to have, gold, jewels, pearls, apparels or adornments, they all be given to her as you would give me according to my whimsies. (3 54 15b, 16a) "Whosoever speaks unpleasant words to Vaidehi in the least, either unknowingly or knowingly, her life becomes unpleasant for herself." Thus Ravana ordered the chamber Rakshasi s. (3 54 16b, 17a)

On speaking to those Rakshasi s thus that chief of Rakshasas exited from that palace chamber, and giving a thought to what is to be done in sequel, then he gave audience to eight highly vigorous Rakshasas, the feasters on raw flesh. (3 54 17b, 18) He who is egocentric by the boon awarded by Brahma for his invincibleness, that Ravana on giving an audience to those eight Rakshasas spoke this sentence to them praiseful of their might and valour. (3 54 19) "You immediately take up multiple assaultive weaponry and begone from here to Janasthana speedily, a place now deadpanned for Rakshasas, which earlier was the placement of Khara. (3 54 20) "Throwaway your fright faraway and you stay in that Janasthana which fell void as the Rakshasas are voided by someone called Rama, and there you shall stay self assuredly and self confidently. (3 54 21)

"Though highly forceful forces are deployed in Janasthana, Rama s arrows have utterly destroyed them, together with Khara and Duushana. (3 54 22) "Thereby an unprecedented fury is escalating over and above my courage, and an unhindered and unforgivable animosity towards that Rama is evoked in me. (3 54 23) "I wish to cast out my begrudging against my enemy who bears a grudge against me, and indeed, to me sleep is not the word for it, until my enemy is undone in a war. (3 54 24)

"I for myself will be comfortable only on eliminating him who has eliminated Khara and Duushana as with a pauper acquiring riches. (3 54 25) "While you remain in Janasthana you have to accurately bring me the information about Rama s activities and deportment. (3 54 26) "Do not go heedlessly, you all night walkers, for that Rama appears to be too dangerous, and on your going there heedfully, you have to continually try for the elimination of that Raghava. (3 54 27)

"I am aware of your might in battle fronts for a number of times, as such I have commissioned you all in that Janasthana." Thus Ravana spoke to those eight Rakshasas. (3 54 28) Then on picking up those words amiable to all intents and purposes of Ravana, those eight Rakshasas departed from Lanka on hailing Ravana, and they collectively journeyed in the direction of Janasthana with their imperceivable appearances. (3 54 29) Ravana is then highly gladdened well and truly on gaining over Seetha, and even for holding sway over that Maithili, and equally for the well wrought and archly animosity with Rama, whereby that Rakshasa Ravana is hypocritically amused. (3 54 30)

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