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167. Some of the students who are reading will succeed and some will not succeed due to the compulsion of their karma.
168. Even if such a situation arises, you should make peace with Ravana, because if peace is made, you can make the whole world free from thorns.
169. Also, you should give your beautiful daughter, Rupini, to Ravana. There is no fault in doing so. Rather, your status will remain the same by doing so.
170. The father, who was the holder of pure intellect, explained this to Indra, but due to the group of anger, his eyes turned red in an instant.
171. Indra, whose body was filled with sweat due to the heat of the fire of anger, spoke as if he was breaking the sky with his voice, saying, "Father! How is it appropriate to give a daughter to someone who is worthy of being killed? Or, the intellect of old men is simply diminished."
172. "Father! Tell me, what am I inferior to him in? Because of which you have spoken these very humble words."
173. "He who is extremely distressed even when the rays of the sun touch his head, how will he bow down to another man who is a noble human being?"
174. "I am superior to Ravana in every way in terms of manhood, then how did it come to your mind that fate is in his favor?"
175. "If you think that he has conquered many enemies, then does a hunter not kill a lion who kills many deer?"
176. "In a battle where groups of flames are being generated by the clash of weapons, it is better to give up one's life than to bow down to an enemy."
177. "That Indra bowed down to the demon Ravana. I have never seen such a thing in the world, why haven't you seen it?"
178. "Being a celestial being is common, and it is not the reason for peace. Just as there is no unity between a lion and a jackal because of their commonality in living in the forest, similarly, there can be no unity between us two because of the commonality of being celestial beings."
179. As he was saying this, the loud sound of the enemy army, which filled the whole world, entered his ears.
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