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In the Padma Purana, having been comforted, he looked everywhere, his mind troubled. He lamented, "Because of despair, I am afflicted by this creature. "113" Having reached a cave in the forest, he said, "By whom, by what evil-minded person, has Janaki been taken away? I am destroyed by the one who has done this difficult deed." 114" Now, who will be my true friend in this forest, showing me her, having abandoned her, and taking away all my sorrow?" 115" O trees, have you seen any woman whose radiance is like the champak flower, whose eyes are like lotus petals, whose body is very delicate, who is timid by nature, who is endowed with excellent gait, who brings joy to the heart, whose breath is fragrant like the pollen of the lotus, and who is an unprecedented creation of women?" 116-117" Why are you all silent?" Having said this, he was overwhelmed by her qualities and fell to the ground again. 118" When he regained consciousness, he was enraged and, mounting the great bow called Vajravat, he began to draw it, making a loud twanging sound. At that time, the best of men, Rama, repeatedly made a very sharp lion roar. His lion roar was terrifying to the lions, and the elephants, with their ears erect, heard it with fear. 119-120" Again, overcome by sorrow, he laid down his bow and upper garment, sat down, and immediately grieved over his own folly. 121" Alas, just as a foolish man defeats dharma-buddhi, so too, without listening carefully and considering, I have, in my haste, lost my beloved. 122" Just as it is difficult for a man who has once been lost in the forest of the world, a creature who does evil deeds, to find his way back, so too, it is difficult to find my beloved again. Or, who, even after a long time, can recover a jewel worth the three worlds that has fallen into the ocean? 123-124" This nectar-like woman, endowed with great qualities, was in my hands, and yet she has been lost. Now, by what means can she be regained? 125" In this deserted forest, who is to be blamed? It seems that she has gone somewhere, angered by my leaving her. 126" 1. Nesha syad b. 2. Haran m. 3. Sukumaraangika m. 4. Muktam tankaranisvanam m.