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The Seventy-First Chapter
Knowing the peaceful Yaksha king, the son of the carpenter, Sundara, was extremely eager to see the city of Dasanana. ||1|| He was mounted on a magnificent elephant named Kishkindhakanda, whose radiance was like that of a great cloud, adorned with pearl garlands, shining with white chowries, and resounding with the sound of great bells. ||2|| He shone like the full moon on the back of a cloud. ||3|| The princes, Skanda, Indra, Nila, and others, all adorned with great wealth, were also eager to go, mounted on horses and other steeds. ||4|| Foot soldiers, countless in number, their bodies anointed with sandalwood, their lips red with betel, adorned with beautiful garlands of flowers, their arms shining with bracelets, their swords resting on their shoulders, their earrings dangling, wearing beautiful and varied garments, their crowns adorned with golden threads, their movements graceful, their speech full of pride, and their radiance great, marched ahead of the princes. ||5-7|| Skilled musicians played flutes, lutes, mridangas, and other instruments, and performed graceful dances in front of the princes. ||8|| The sound of the soft, melodious trumpets, skillfully played, combined with the sound of conch shells, rose up like the roar of a war-trumpet. ||9|| Then, adorned with ornaments and full of joy, the princes entered Lanka, a city like the city of the gods, like playful Asura princes. ||10|| When the women of Lanka saw Angada, who was adorned with great glory, entering the city, they said to each other, ||11|| "Oh, friend, look! In one ear, he wears a beautiful, delicate, and pure talapatrika made of ivory, and in the other ear, he wears a dazzling, sparkling, and playful pearl earring, which shines like the combined radiance of all the planets. ||12-13||