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My Mithilapuri, filled with wealth, grain, cows, buffaloes, and countless jewels, was attacked by wicked, half-demon-like Mlechchas. ||127|| They oppressed all the people, stole their wealth, and destroyed the religious rituals and observances of the great-souled Shravakas. ||128|| Then, a great battle ensued, and Rama, protecting me and my younger brother, defeated all those Mlechchas, who were invincible even to the gods. ||129|| Rama's younger brother, Lakshmana, is also a great warrior, equal to Indra in power, and always follows Rama's commands with great humility. ||130|| If those two brothers had not defeated that army of Mlechchas, then this entire earth would have been filled with them. ||131|| Those Mlechchas were devoid of wisdom, like diseases that afflict people, or like terrible calamities, extremely frightening and poisonous. ||132|| Having obtained those two sons, full of virtues and loving their people, King Dasharatha enjoyed the pleasures of his kingdom like Indra. ||133|| In his kingdom, now ruled by wise and valiant kings, even the wind cannot take anything from the prosperous people, let alone other humans. ||134|| Thinking about how to repay them for their kindness, I am filled with anxiety, and I cannot sleep, neither at night nor during the day. ||135|| There is no one equal to Rama, who protected my life, let alone someone who could repay him for his kindness. ||136|| Overwhelmed by his great kindness, and unable to repay him, I consider myself like a blade of grass, engrossed in the pursuit of worldly pleasures. ||137|| Seeing my daughter, Shubha, full of youthful beauty, my sorrow lessened, even in the midst of my grief. ||138|| I resolved to give her to Rama, the most powerful of men, and like a boat, she carried me across the ocean of sorrow. ||139|| Then, the Vidyadharas, with faces shrouded in darkness, said, "Oh, how unbecoming it is for a human being to have such a mind!" ||140||