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In the Padma Purana,
The wise minister said, "O Lord, this is not a small matter. Summon all the vassals and inform Ravana." ||29||
"How can one who has obtained the sword-jewel be easily subdued? Therefore, it is not appropriate to be hasty in this matter which requires collective effort." ||30||
At the behest of the Guru's words, a young and swift messenger was sent to Lanka to inform Ravana. ||31||
The messenger, eager to accomplish the task, remained at Ravana's court for a long time due to some royal duty. ||32||
Meanwhile, Khara-Dushana, whose soul was consumed by intense anger and whose mind was constantly dwelling on his son's virtues, spoke again, "The divine army, like a sea, cannot be crossed by those who are devoid of magic, small, and earth-bound creatures." ||33-34||
"Shame on our valor that seeks the help of others. What use is my arm that desires its own other arm?" ||35||
Saying this, Khara-Dushana, filled with pride and his face trembling with anger, swiftly rose from among his friends and flew into the sky. ||36||
Seeing him so determined, his fourteen thousand friends, who were already prepared, marched out of the city in an instant. ||37||
Hearing the sound of the instruments of that Rakshasa army, like the roar of the ocean, Sita was filled with fear. ||38||
"What is this, O Lord? What is this?" Saying this, she clung to her husband like a vine clinging to a Kalpa tree. ||39||
"Do not fear, do not fear," comforting her, Rama thought, "Whose voice could be so powerful?" ||40||
"Is it the roar of a lion, or the sound of a cloud, or the thunder of the sea that fills the entire sky?" ||41||
He said to Sita, "My dear, it seems these are the graceful, winged, powerful Rajahansa birds, who are bowing in our courtyard." ||42||