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The Fifty-First Chapter
Then, saluting, the Marujjava, the messenger, arrived in the world. He entered the city of Sri, the abode of Lakshmi, filled with extremely high caves. ||1|| There, on the ground of the Hemaravana forest, he saw a palace shining with brilliance, adorned with balconies as bright as the Kunda flower, and glittering with gem-studded pinnacles. ||2|| It was filled with pearl garlands, adorned with windows, and surrounded by gardens. The Marujjava entered the house. ||3|| Seeing the extraordinary crowd and the wondrous, excessive traffic, his mind, with great difficulty, attained composure. ||4|| When the Marujjava, the messenger, entered the house, the daughter of Chandranakha, Anangakusuma, fainted. ||5|| Seeing her right eye twitching, she thought, "What is destined to happen by fate cannot be done otherwise." ||6|| Even the gods cannot do anything otherwise, let alone humans, who are bound by their limited power. ||7|| Then, the messenger, Sribhuta, whose body was covered with drops of sweat, was admitted to the assembly by the gatekeeper, who had been informed of his arrival by Anangakusuma's playful companion. ||8|| Then, with a humble face, he narrated the entire story as it was: Rama and others came to the Dandaka forest, Shambuka was killed, there was a fierce battle with Khara-Dushana, and Khara-Dushana was killed along with the best of men. ||9-10|| Hearing this news, Anangakusuma, with a body overwhelmed by grief, fainted, and her eyes closed. ||11|| Her movements ceased, and she was sprinkled with sandalwood oil. Seeing this, the entire inner palace, like an ocean, was filled with extreme agitation. ||12|| All the women of the inner palace began to weep together, and the sound of their weeping, along with the sound of thousands of veena strings being struck, arose. ||13||