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## The Fifty-Third Chapter
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Then, being asked thus, you, with a cheerful countenance, said, "O Devi! These are the Nandi trees." ||160||
Once, when we were staying on the banks of the Karna Kundala river, two sky-faring Munis came near us at midday. ||161||
Then, you and I, rising up, performed a great worship with great devotion for those Munis who had come for alms. ||162||
And, according to the prescribed rites, we gave them the best food. By the influence of that, five wonders arose there, very beautiful. ||163||
The Devas in the sky made this sweet sound: "Oh! The gift of a vessel is the gift, this is the greatest gift." ||164||
Devas, whose bodies were invisible, beat drums, and there was a shower of flowers on which bumblebees were humming. ||165||
A pleasant, cool, fragrant, and dustless gentle breeze blew, and a stream of jewels, gems, and gold filled that hermitage. ||166||
O brother! After this, show this excellent Chudamani to the Lord of life, for it was very dear to him, and it is the cause of firm faith. ||167||
I know, O Lord! that you are very gracious to me, but still, for the sake of reunion, I must protect my life with all my might. ||168||
This separation from you has happened due to my carelessness, but now, while you are striving, our reunion is certain. ||169||
Saying this, Sita wept. Then, comforting her with effort, and saying, "As you command," Hanuman went out from that place where Sita was. ||170||
At that time, Sita, whose body was becoming weak, put the ring on her finger, and thought that she had obtained the reunion with her husband, who gave joy to her mind. ||171||
Then, the women in that garden, whose eyes were like those of a frightened deer, seeing Hanuman, were filled with a gentle smile and wonder, and began to talk to each other, saying, "Oh! This excellent man has descended upon this mountain of flowers. Is he the embodied Kamadeva? Or has some Deva come to see the beauty of the mountain?" ||172-174||
1. Chovam M., Kha. | 2. Avyoyah | 3. Niraggacchat |