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Some of the women, filled with desire, placed garlands on their heads and played the veena with a sweet voice like that of a Kinnara. ||175|| Some, with moon-like faces, held mirrors in their left hands, wanting to see Hanuman's reflection, and became distraught. ||176|| Some women, recognizing him somewhat, thought, "How did Maruti come here, he who was not honored at the gate?" ||177|| Thus, the beautiful women in the garden, with their minds filled with confusion, saw Hanuman, adorned with garlands, necklaces, and fine clothes, shining like Agni Kumar, walking gracefully towards a certain place. ||178-179|| Hearing this, Ravana, whose mind was consumed by anger and who had lost all sense of affection, immediately commanded his valiant chief servants, "You have no need to deliberate. Whoever is leaving the flower garden is a traitor. Bring him to the end of his life quickly." ||180-181||
Then, the servants came and were filled with wonder, thinking, "Is this the king who conquered Indra, or is it the Sun, or the star Shravana?" ||182|| "Let's go and see," they said, and shouted to everyone, "O, all the guardians of the garden, listen! Why are you sitting so carefree? We heard talk outside the garden that a wicked Vidhyadhara has entered the garden with arrogance. What is this? Kill that wicked one quickly, or capture him!" ||183-185||
Hearing the words of Ravana's chief servants, the servants of the garden shouted, "Run! Who is he? He must be somewhere here. Who is he, whose son is he? Where is he?" ||186|| Among those servants, some were armed with bows, some carried spears, some wielded maces, some were equipped with swords, some held lances, and many others were gathered in groups, holding flags. Seeing all this, Hanuman's mind was somewhat confused, but he was as valiant as a lion. He illuminated the sky with the radiance of his jeweled monkey-like form. ||187-188||
Then, free from anxiety and with his long, flowing garment, he descended from the sky, unseen by the servants. ||189||