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In the Padma Purana, or by the grief of Rama, his death is certain. The union of the lamp and light is most auspicious. ||22|| Being submerged in the ocean of sin, where will the poet go? Or if he goes, it is said that he will go to Sugriva. ||225|| Who in the world will destroy the illusion that creates doubt in Sugriva, other than the lord of ten faces? ||226|| Therefore, to accomplish that difficult task, Sugriva will serve the lord, Dashaanan. And the union of Dashaanan with Sugriva will be auspicious in the end. ||227|| In this way, Dashaanan will conquer these enemies and others as well. Therefore, let effort be made in this matter. ||228|| Thus, considering, the wise ministers, with joyful minds, went to their respective homes, having decided on the work to be done. ||229|| Vibhishana made the city very difficult to enter by means of machines, etc., and by means of various kinds of knowledge, he made Lanka full of deep pits and snares. ||230||
Gautama Swami says, "O King! No work of men who have pure minds is independent of the words of the wise, that is, their every work is done according to what the wise say. The work that the wise Lord has told for men does not succeed without effort, and effort does not become the cause of desired success without destiny. Therefore, O Bhavyajivas! He is the cause of all, strive to please him. ||231|| O King! As long as the rise of men's karma is present, various kinds of auspicious words do not enter their minds. Therefore, one should do auspicious and virtuous deeds according to one's own proper position, so that the scorching sun of grief does not arise again. ||232||
Thus ends the forty-sixth chapter of the Padma Purana, known as the Arsha, narrated by Ravishena Acharya, describing the various forms of Ravana's illusion. ||46||
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