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I offer you three thousand beautiful maidens along with their retinue, a throne that shines like the sun, and an umbrella that resembles the moon. Or what more can be said on this matter? If Sita accepts me by your command, then enjoy this entire, thornless kingdom. ||62-66||
O wise one! If you do what we say, we will be content with a simple mat made of reeds and a meager livelihood. ||67||
Although I repeatedly said these words to him, he does not abandon his stubborn attachment to Sita. His devotion lies solely in her. ||68||
Just as the conduct of a truly peaceful sage is dear, so too is Sita dear to Rama. O master! Forget about your kingdom, even if you offered the three worlds, no one could separate that beautiful woman from him. ||69||
And Rama said to you, "O Dashaanan! It is not fitting for you to engage in such an act condemned by all." ||70||
Why haven't the tongues of you, a wicked and lowly man, been torn into a hundred pieces for speaking in this manner? ||71||
I have no need for the pleasures of Indra without Sita. You may enjoy the entire earth, and I will dwell in the forest. ||72||
If you are determined to die for the sake of another man's wife, then why shouldn't I strive for my own beloved? ||73||
O beautiful one! Enjoy all the maidens in the world. I, who eat fruits and leaves, will wander only with Sita. ||74||
The messenger continues to speak to Ravana, "My lord! Sugriva, the king of the monkeys, mocked you and said that your master seems to be under the control of some demon." ||75||
Or perhaps your master is afflicted by a very strong wind, which causes him to speak nonsense. This is the reason why he is behaving so strangely. ||76||
It seems that there are no skilled physicians or spellcasters in Lanka, otherwise they would surely have treated him with remedies like heated oil and other wind-expelling substances. ||77||
Or perhaps Lakshmana, the physician of poisons, will quickly cure all his ailments with arrows in the battlefield, which is like a circle. ||78||
Then, my heart, burning with anger at his insults, will become like a lion, and the eight monkey-bannered moons will become like eight lions. ||79||