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The fifty-fourth chapter. The jewel, like a falling vapor, was devoid of luster, his hands clasped in anjali. Was he seen, was he drunk, or was he asked about the news, in confusion? ||12|| The king of the earth, with his fingers thinned by weakness, mourned for the jewel, whose garland of rays was flowing. ||13|| He, too, with his face darkened by the light of the anjali filled with rays, placed the jewel on his head, as if he had wept and offered water in anjali. ||14|| The knowledge of his beloved, which he had placed on his body, was like an embrace of Vaidehi. ||15|| A universal, harsh, and dense thrill arose in his limbs, like a gushing spring of joy. ||16|| Marut, in confusion, embraced him and asked, "Is it true that my delicate beloved is alive, holding her breath?" ||17|| The bowing Vati said, "O lord, she is alive. I have not brought any other news. Be happy, O king of the earth!" ||18|| "But it is certain that the girl, who is a river of virtues, is in the midst of the fire of your separation, making her days miserable with tears, constantly raining." ||19|| "Her hair has lost its luster due to the loosening of her braid, she is extremely sorrowful, she breathes heavily again and again, and she is immersed in the ocean of worry." ||20|| "She was thin-waisted by nature, but now, due to your separation, she appears even thinner. The women of Ravana, filled with anger, constantly worship him." ||21|| "She, abandoning all concern for her body, constantly thinks of you. Thus, O god, your beloved is living a life of sorrow. Do what is appropriate." ||22|| Hearing the words of Samiran, Padma's eyes became dull, and he was filled with anxiety and extreme sorrow for a long time. ||23|| The bearer of a trembling and languid body, he sighed long and hot, and he condemned his life and his birth in many ways. ||24||