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Forty-fifth Chapter When Lakshmana, having slain Khara and Dushana, arrives near Rama, he is very sorrowful seeing Sita absent. Lakshmana introduces Rama to his benefactor, Viradhit, the Vidhyadhara. At that time, Viradhit arrives near Rama with his army. He praises Rama very much. Lakshmana tells him about Sita's abduction. Viradhit orders his ministers to find Sita. Ratna jati, son of Arkajati, hearing Sita's cries, ran after Ravana, but Ravana snatched his celestial flying power and threw him down. He fell on an island called Kambu in the middle of the ocean. The Vidhyadharas could not find Sita. Thereafter, Rama, along with Viradhit and many others, went to Alankarapur (Patal Lanka). There, they continued to be consumed by the fire of separation from Sita. 244-256
Forty-sixth Chapter Ravana, taking Sita with him, reached Lanka. There, he placed Sita in a garden called Devaranya, situated in the northwest direction, and began to plead with her for love. Sita, being virtuous, rejected all his requests. Ravana tried to frighten Sita by means of illusion, but she did not deviate even a little from the path of duty. Seeing Ravana's plight due to separation, Mandodari tried to reason with him, but all in vain. Grieving over Ravana's plight, Mandodari went to reason with Sita, but Sita rebuked her so much that Mandodari could not think of a reply. When morning came, Ravana went to Sita again, but he could not win her over. The ministers held a serious discussion on the matter and made arrangements for the protection of Lanka.
252-268 Forty-seventh Chapter Due to the harassment by the wicked Sugriva, Sugriva, the king of Kishkindha, was sorrowful and wandered here and there. At that time, he came to Viradhit's Patal Lanka. Viradhit honored him. There, he was introduced to Rama. The ministers described Sugriva's plight to Rama, hearing which Rama agreed to help him. Rama went and killed the artificial Sugriva, the Vidhyadhara, named Sahasagati. The thirteen daughters of Sugriva gave their consent to marry Rama.
266-280 Forty-eighth Chapter Rama is distressed by separation from Sita. Seeing Sugriva's delay in finding Sita, Lakshmana becomes angry with him. Sugriva comes to Rama and begs for forgiveness and orders his servants to find Sita. Ratna jati informed that Sita had been abducted by Ravana, the king of Lanka. Hearing the name of Ravana, the Vidhyadharas were terrified. At Rama's strong insistence, the Vanaras were ready to help, saying that the Muni Indra had said that Ravana's death would be at the hands of one who could lift a mountain of a million stones. If you people can lift a mountain of a million stones, then we can be ready to fight with Ravana. Lakshmana immediately went and lifted the mountain of a million stones. The Vanaras, believing in their strength, were ready for war.
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