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## English Translation:
**15.** Beautifully crafted play-mountains, with four hundred and twenty-seven (271) pavilions, were built. Vast and magnificent halls, adorned with fine cloth-canopies, were erected.
**16.** Palaces, adorned with spacious verandahs, were built, supported by pillars, and embellished with elegant latticework.
**17.** Women stood with women, and men with men, all eager to witness the oath, arranged according to their status.
**18.** The royal officials provided all comforts for the visitors, including beds, seats, betel nut, food, and garlands.
**19.** Then, at Rama's command, Vibhishana, the son of the wind, the king of Kishkindha, Sugriva, Viradha, and Ratnajaati, all great and powerful kings, reached Paundarika-pura in an instant, traveling through the sky.
**20.** They left their armies outside, and accompanied by their inner circle, entered Sita's abode, having been informed and granted permission.
**21.** Upon entering, they raised shouts of victory for Sita, offered floral tributes, joined their hands, bowed their heads, and prostrated themselves at her feet.
**22.** They sat down on the earth, adorned with beautiful, gem-studded carpets, and engaged in conversation, bowing respectfully in the presence of the queen.
**23.** Sita, her eyes filled with tears, spoke in a low voice, her words mostly filled with self-reproach.
**24.** She said, "My body, scorched by the fire of the wicked's words, finds no solace even in the waters of the ocean of milk."
**25.** Then they said, "O Devi! O Bhagavati! O Uttama! O Saumya! Let go of your sorrow now, and bring your mind back to its natural state."
**26.** "Who in this world would dare to speak ill of you? Who can move the earth, or drink the fire's flame?
**27.** "Who has the audacity to lift Mount Meru? Who, with a foolish tongue, would lick the bodies of the moon and the sun?
**28.** "Who is capable of moving the mountain of your virtues? Whose tongue can be shattered into a thousand pieces by slander?"
**29.** "We have appointed a group of servants in the land of Bharata, with the order to kill anyone who dares to speak ill of the Devi."