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The Darkest Chapter
Maricha attained the state of a Kalpavaasi, and other great sages also attained their respective fruits according to their deeds. ||143|| Behold the greatness of Vaidehi, born of firm vows. How she maintained her virtue and banished her enemies. ||144|| Sita's unparalleled patience, beautiful form, auspicious intellect, and loving bond with her husband are all unparalleled. ||145|| By virtue, she was destined for heaven, content with her husband. Sita adorned the character of Ramadeva. ||146|| Even women can attain heaven through the jewel of a vow, free from other men. ||147|| Even May, who was fierce in his delusion and killed many beings, attained the state of a Vitaraga, controlled his sinful tendencies, and became a great sage. ||148||
The king Shrenik said, "O Lord! I have heard the greatness of Indrajit and others. Now I wish to hear the greatness of May." ||149|| "O Lord! There have been other virtuous women on this earth who were devoted to their husbands. Did they also attain heaven?" ||150||
The Ganadhar said, "If they were like Sita in their determination and vows, devoted to their husbands, and endowed with many virtues, then they surely went to heaven." ||151|| "O King! Those whose souls are unwavering in experiencing the fruits of good and bad deeds, that is, those who experience the fruits of their past good and bad deeds with equanimity, all such virtuous women are equal in their actions." ||152|| "O King! There is a great difference between vines, horses, elephants, iron, stone, trees, clothes, women, and men." ||153|| "Just as not every vine bears cucumbers and pumpkins, so too, O King, not all women possess good character." ||154|| "There was a woman named Abhimāna, born of a noble lineage, who claimed to be a pativrata, but in reality, she was devoid of the control of virtue and attained the state of a wicked beast." ||155||