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The thirty-sixth chapter is filled with great sorrow. The mind is afflicted, unable to see any way to alleviate the suffering. ||30|| She is surely planning to kill herself because of the unfulfilled desire. I see her intention, hidden as it is. ||31|| Thinking this, Lakshmana became silent and stood beneath the banyan tree, like a god standing beneath the Kalpa tree. ||32|| Then, Vanamala, whose gait was like that of a swan, whose breasts were heavy, whose face was like the moon, and whose belly was thin, reached the same tree. ||33|| Seeing her in this state, Lakshmana thought, "I will find out from her words what her purpose is." ||34|| Then, making a noose from a cloth the color of water, the girl, whose words could captivate even yogis, spoke thus: "Oh, divine beings who dwell in this tree, hear me. I bow to you, may you be pleased with me. ||35-36|| Please tell Kumar Lakshmana, who is surely wandering in this forest, on my behalf, ||37|| that in your absence, the maiden Vanamala, filled with great sorrow, has gone to the realm of death, having set her heart on you. ||38|| We saw her, with a thin body, hanging from the banyan tree with a cloth, giving up her life for you. ||39|| And she said, 'Oh, my lord, though you did not come to me in this life, you are worthy of my devotion in another life.' ||40|| As she was about to tie the noose to the branch, Lakshmana, filled with anxiety, embraced her and said, "Oh, foolish one, this neck is worthy of my embrace. Why are you adorning it with this cloth noose, oh beautiful one? ||41-42|| I am Lakshmana, oh most beautiful one, release this noose. If you don't believe me, look and see as you have heard." ||43|| Saying this, Lakshmana, skilled in comforting, took the noose from her hand, like a lion taking a deer. ||44||