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In the Padma Purana, the great Vidhyadhara king, Kharadushana, has been killed. This is a change in circumstances, and its consequences will be dire. You should understand this. ||45||
The king of Kishkindha, Sugriva, Indrajit, Bhanukarna, Trishhira, Kshobhana, Bhima, Krurakarma, and Mahodara, all great warriors, masters of various arts and possessing immense power, will be filled with anger at the grief of their friend Kharadushana's family. ||86-87||
All these warriors have earned great fame in thousands of battles, and even the king of the Vidhyadharas, who resides on the mountain of Vijayanga, could not subdue them. ||88||
The son of the wind god, Hanuman, is very famous. When the enemy sees his banner marked with a monkey, they flee in terror. ||89||
Even the gods, by the will of fate, abandon their desire for victory when they face him. He is truly a great and glorious man. ||90||
Therefore, rise up and seek refuge in the protected place called Alankarpur. There, you can stay peacefully and receive news of the welfare of the earth. ||91||
Alankarpur is located beneath the earth and has been passed down through our lineage. We will stay in that impregnable place and consider our course of action as appropriate. ||92||
Having said this, Rama and Lakshmana mounted a magnificent, shining chariot drawn by four swift horses and set out. ||93||
Just as knowledge and character without right vision are not adorned, so too, Rama and Lakshmana, without Sita, were not adorned at that time. ||94||
Surrounded by a sea of four types of great armies, Viradha stood before them, eager for battle. ||95||
By the time he arrived, the son of Chandranakha had emerged from the city gate and engaged in battle. Viradha defeated him and entered the beautiful city. ||96||
That city was like the abode of the gods, shining with jewels. Viradha and Rama-Lakshmana settled there, in the palace of Kharadushana, as befitted their status. ||97||
Although that palace was like the abode of the gods, Rama could not find peace there without Sita. He felt no joy without her. ||98||
Even the forest becomes beautiful when a beloved is present. For one consumed by the fire of separation from his beloved, even the entire Vindhya forest becomes desolate. ||99||
1. All have earned great fame. ||
2. They flee. ||
3. The group. ||
4. They abandon the desire. ||
5. Right vision, knowledge. ||
6. In turmoil. ||