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## The Seventy-Seventh Chapter
Then, somehow fixing his mind on one thing, Shri Rama ordered the doorkeeper to call Lakshmana. ||1||
Hearing the doorkeeper's words, Lakshmana, whose mind was focused on his duties, was filled with anxiety. He mounted his swift steed and went to Shri Rama. ||2||
Reaching Shri Rama's presence, he bowed with folded hands and sat on the beautiful earth, his gaze fixed on his feet. ||3||
Shri Rama, whose body was bent in humility and who was the epitome of obedience, raised Lakshmana himself and seated him on an ardha-asana. ||4||
The kings, led by Shatrughna, including Chandrodar and Tut, entered with permission and sat down in their respective places. ||5||
The purohit, the city's chief, the ministers, and other noblemen sat down in their appropriate places, filled with curiosity. ||6||
Then, after standing for a moment, Balarama, in due course, informed Lakshmana of the slander that had arisen. ||7||
Hearing this, Sumitra's son, his eyes red with anger, ordered the warriors to prepare and then spoke again: "Today, I will reach the end of the ocean of wickedness and cover the earth with the tongues of those who speak falsely. ||8-9||
I will destroy those who hate the virtuous and profound Sita, who embodies the perfect character and bears the weight of noble qualities. They will be reduced to nothing." ||10||
Then, seeing Lakshmana, who was consumed by anger and had caused turmoil in the assembly, Shri Rama calmed him with these words: "O gentle one! This earth, extending to the ocean's edge, has been protected for ages by the best of men, like Lord Rishabhadeva and Bharat Chakravarti." ||11-12||
Kings like Arka Kirti were the jewels of the Ikshvaku dynasty. Just as no one can see the back of the moon, so too, their enemies could not see their backs in battle. ||13||
Their glorious deeds, shining like a moonlit cloth, adorned the three worlds, leaving no space untouched. ||14||