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In the Padma Purana, the curious man does not come until he comes. Until then, let him see the five qualities of the small-virtuous one. ||7|| The young, proud, and arrogant, even when related, this word is like a counter-response, elevated. ||72|| Then, the great-minded one, preventing the confusion with a frown, spoke to Lakshmana, the ocean of patience, with a smile. ||73|| What has been said is right, my dear, Janaki has spoken the truth, but it has not been fully revealed due to fear of revealing the secret. ||74|| Listen to her intention. She is saying that since Ativirya is arrogant due to his strength, he cannot be subdued by Bharata in the battlefield. ||75|| Bharata is not even a tenth of him, he is like a blazing fire, so what can this great elephant do to him? ||76|| Even though Bharata is rich in horses, Ativirya is rich in elephants, just as a lion cannot do anything to the Vindhyachal, similarly Bharata cannot do anything to Ativirya. ||77|| There is no doubt that he will defeat Bharata, or there will be victory for one of the two, but it will lead to the destruction of living beings. ||78|| When there is conflict between two individuals without any reason, both sides of the humans are bound to be destroyed. ||79|| And if the wicked Ativirya subdues Bharata, then see what kind of disgrace will be born in the Raghuvanshi lineage? ||80|| It does not seem that there will be any peace in this matter, because the proud Shatrughna, due to his childhood, has committed many offenses against the very arrogant enemy. Listen, along with Raudrabhuti, Shatrughna, in the dark of night, raided and killed many of his sleeping heroes, and many elephants, who were difficult to climb and from whom streams of intoxication were flowing. ||81-83|| He stole sixty-four thousand horses, swift as the wind, and seven hundred elephants, as vast as the Anjanagiri mountain, which were outside his city, and took them to Bharata in three days. Have you not heard this from the people? ||84-85||