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The Eleventh Chapter
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As if by the command of Ravana, the waters roared, and all the kings bowed down in obeisance. ||373|| The maidens, with their captivating eyes, reached the ten-faced one for the swayamvara. They were like lightning, having abandoned the sky and descended to the earth. ||374|| They rejoiced, having attained the one who bore the weight of the earth, like the clouds, laden with water, delighting in the mountains. ||375|| Seeing the supreme radiance of the conqueror, the vanquisher of the Yakshas, the sun fled somewhere, overwhelmed with fear and shame. ||376|| The moon, thinking, "Whatever I do, the ten-faced one's mouth does the same," went away somewhere. ||377|| Knowing that their lord, the moon, had been conquered by the mouth of the ten-faced one, the stars, filled with fear, fled somewhere. ||378|| Knowing that the hands and feet of the women of Kaikesi were more red than theirs, the lotus-like assembly disappeared somewhere. ||379|| The women, adorned with lightning-like girdles and weapons of rainbow-colored cloth, and laden with breasts (or clouds), were like the rainy season for Ravana. ||380|| Ravana, with his breath, which attracted swarms of buzzing bees, could not distinguish between the fragrance of the Ketki flowers and the women. ||381|| Having attained the extremely beautiful and extensive bank of the Ganges, where abundant, beautiful grass grew far and wide, and where the fragrance of various flowers filled the air, Ravana spent the rainy season in comfort. ||382||
Gautama Swami says to King Shrenik, "O King! The name of the virtuous man is..."
1. Laden with breasts (or clouds, in the context of the previous verses).
2. Ravana's.
3. Adorned with lightning-like girdles.
4. Laden with breasts (or clouds).
5. Disciple.
6. Ravana.