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The thirty-first chapter:
The chieftains quickly brought beautiful horses and elephants. But Rama, the knower of ultimate justice, did not accept them. ||189||
Seeing her husband ready to depart for a foreign land, Sita, adorned with beautiful garments and with eyes like blooming lotuses, bowed to her father-in-law and mother-in-law, inquired after her friends, and followed her husband, like Indrani following Indra. ||190-191||
Seeing his brother about to depart, Lakshmana, whose heart was filled with affection, thought with anger burning in his eyes: "How can father desire such injustice? Shame on this feminine nature, always clinging to self-interest and expecting nothing from others!" ||192-193||
"Oh, my elder brother Rama is a great soul, the best among men. Such a rare heart is found even in a sage only occasionally." ||194||
"Should I create another world today, abandoning these wicked people? Or should I forcibly turn Lakshmi away from Bharata?" ||195||
"Today I destroy the powerful strength of the Creator and fall at the feet of my elder brother, making him eager for Lakshmi." ||196||
"Or perhaps it is not right for me to think like this, being overcome by anger, for anger blinds even a sage who has taken initiation." ||197||
"What is the purpose of this inappropriate thought of mine? For my elder brother Rama and father know very well what is right and what is wrong." ||198||
"We should only bring forth the bright fame of our father. Therefore, I will silently follow my elder brother, the doer of good deeds." ||199||
Thus, Lakshmana, calming his own anger, took up his bow, bowed to his father and all the others, and followed Rama. At that time, Lakshmana was endowed with great humility, his appearance was fit for the journey, and his chest was the abode of Lakshmi. ||200-201||
His parents, along with their family and two sons, followed behind, shedding tears like a downpour. ||202||
Rama, with Sita by his side, looked with affection at the chief horses and elephants, and left his father's house. ||188||