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## The Two Hundred and Two Chapter
A woman of pure lineage, character, and heart, adorned with virtues, she is the leader of eight thousand women, extremely wise. ||31|| She has defeated Savitri, Gayatri, Sri, Kirti, Dhriti, and Devi with her purity, and is equal to the Jain scriptures. ||32|| Surely, due to the influence of the karmas accumulated in past lives, she was abandoned in a desolate forest, merely because of public opinion. ||33|| Having attained growth in happiness, that chaste woman, scorched by the harsh rays of the sun in the form of wicked people, has probably perished. ||34|| Delicate beings are prone to suffering even for the slightest reason, just as a garland of jasmine wilts at the mere touch of a lamp's light. ||35|| What then of Sita, who has never seen the sun, in a terrifying forest teeming with ferocious beasts? How can she survive? ||36|| The tongue of a wicked man, like a venomous serpent, contaminates innocent people. Why doesn't it cease from its evil ways? ||37|| Whoever criticizes a chaste woman like Sita, who is praiseworthy for her uprightness and purity, will suffer in this world and the next. ||38|| Or, for those who are always vigilant in destroying the karmas they have accumulated, what is there to criticize? In this matter, it is the world itself that deserves condemnation. ||39|| Having said this, the sage, overwhelmed with grief, could not speak further and resorted to the silence of yoga. ||40|| Then, Ankush, smiling, said, "O Brahman! By abandoning Sita in a terrifying forest, Rama did not act in a way befitting his lineage." ||41|| There are many ways to refute public opinion. Why then did he wound Sita in this way, while they were present? ||42|| Anangalavana, another prince, said, "O Muni! How far is Ayodhya from here?" In response, Narada, who loved to travel, said, "Ayodhya is sixty yojanas from here, where Rama, the beloved of the moon-like Priya, resides." ||43-44|| Hearing this, the two princes said, "We will go to them. What is the point of staying here? What is the importance of this earth, or of anyone else?" ||45||
Tears welled up in Narada's eyes as he finished the story. ||30||