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Padma Purana
Hearing this account of Lakshmana, which was narrated by Jambunada, many people were filled with wonder and smiled. ||183|| Jambunada and all the others, after deliberating, said to Padma, "O King, listen attentively." ||184|| Previously, Ravana had respectfully saluted the yogi-indra, Anantavirya, and asked him the cause of his death. The yogi-indra replied, "Whoever will lift the incomparable, meritorious, and Nirvana-granting Shila, which is worshipped by the gods, will be the cause of your death." ||185-186|| Hearing this statement of the omniscient, Ravana pondered, "Who will be that man, and who will be capable of lifting it?" ||187|| The meaning of the Lord's words is that there is no cause for my death. This is correct, because the word-arrangement of the wise is intricate in the explanation of meaning. ||188||
Then Lakshmana said, "Let us go, there is no benefit in delay. We will see the Siddha Shila, which brings joy to all beings." ||189|| After that, all of them, after deliberating among themselves and being certain from all sides, abandoned all carelessness and were eager to go with Lakshmana. ||190|| Jambunada, the great intellect, Sugriva, the lord of Kishkindha, Viradhit, Arkamali, the extremely wise Nal and Neel, placed Rama and Lakshmana on the chariot with honor and quickly departed through the sky in the dense darkness of night. ||191-192|| And they descended near where that extremely beautiful, supremely deep, and worshipped by gods and demons, Siddha Shila was. ||193|| Then, with careful minds, they went forward, appointed the guardians of the directions, and all of them, with folded hands, went near that Siddha Shila with their heads bowed. ||194|| There, they worshipped that Shila with extremely fragrant, large lotuses, which were as beautiful as the full moon's disc, and with various other flowers. ||195||
That Shila, which was smeared with white sandalwood, adorned with saffron-colored garments, and decorated with various ornaments, appeared like Indrani at that time. ||196||
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