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Seeing each of them with disdain, Lakshmana, whose voice was like the roar of a cloud, spoke these powerful words: "If Ravana is truly known to be so powerful, then why is he a thief of women, whose name is not even fit to be heard?" ||128-129|| "He is a hypocrite, a coward, a deceiver, a doer of evil deeds, a vile Rakshasa. Where is even a little bit of bravery in him?" ||130||
Padmanabha said, "What is the point of saying more about this? By good fortune, we have obtained the news, which was difficult to get." ||131|| "There is no need to think about anything else now. Let that vile Rakshasa be agitated. The fruit of his actions, driven by the wind of karma, will be appropriate." ||132||
Then, after staying for a moment, the elders said respectfully, "Padmaabha! Give up your sorrow. Be our master. Be the husband of the Vidyaadhara princesses, who are equal to Apsaras in their qualities. Wander the world with joy, free from all sorrow." ||133-134||
Rama replied, "I have no need for other women, even if they surpass the great beauty of Indrani." ||135|| "O Vidyaadharas! If you have any affection or compassion for me, then show Sita to me quickly." ||136||
Then Jambunada said, "O Lord! Give up this foolish stubbornness. Do not be distressed like a petty man over a fake peacock." ||137|| "Listen to this story I tell you.
There was a householder named Sarvaruchi living in the city of Venatat. He had a son named Vinayadatta, born to his wife Gunapurna." ||138|| "Vinayadatta had a very dear friend named Vishalabhuuti. This wicked man became attached to Vinayadatta's wife, Grihalakshmi." ||139|| "One day, at the instigation of that woman, Vishalabhuuti took Vinayadatta to the forest under the pretense of going for a walk and tied him to a tree." ||140|| "After tying him up, the cruel Vishalabhuuti, with a wicked heart, returned home and...