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## Thirty-sixth Chapter
Then, as time passed, resembling a time of calamity, with a terrible darkness enveloped and lightning flashing fearfully, [1] in the auspicious, delightful, and joy-filled autumn season, [2] the Lord of the Yakshas, with a mind set on departure, said to Padma, "O Dev, please forgive any wrong done by us, for who is capable of doing what is fitting for those like you?" [3] Ramadeva, in turn, addressed the Lord of the Guhyakas, saying, "You too, forgive all your dependence on me, [4] for you had to act according to my wishes for so long." [5] The Lord of the Yakshas, filled with utmost joy at these words, bowed down and, after much praise, presented Padma with a wondrous garland called "Self-Luminous." [6] He gave Lakshmana two ear-rings, shining like the rising sun, made of gems, and Sita a magnificent, auspicious, and dazzling crown, as well as a vina, capable of producing any desired sound and providing great entertainment. [7] When they departed at their own will, the Yaksha King, filled with a little sorrow, withdrew the illusion of his city. [8] Balarama, too, was delighted with the performance of his duty, thinking that he had attained the highest liberation. [9] Roaming freely across the land, enjoying various delicious fruits, engaged in fascinating stories, and reveling like the gods, the three crossed a great forest teeming with elephants and lions, and reached the plain near the city of Vaijayanta, served by humans. [10-11] Then, as the sun set, the group of directions was enveloped in darkness, and the courtyard of the sky was filled with the cluster of stars, they stayed in a desired place near the city, in the northwest direction, which inspires fear in ordinary humans. [12-13] Now, in this city, there was a famous king, the upholder of the earth, and his queen, Indrani, possessed of all the virtues of womanhood. [14]