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The Seventy-First Chapter
Death is often foretold by these omens, for such changes do not occur in other ways. Even Indra, when his merit is depleted, falls from his position. In truth, the people are subject to their karma, and heroism is a quality, not a primary factor. What is destined to be obtained will be obtained; one cannot escape it. There is no heroism for beings in the presence of fate; they must suffer the consequences of their actions.
Behold, this Ravana, skilled in all the sciences of statecraft, knowledgeable in the principles of democracy, a scholar of Jain grammar, and adorned with great virtues, is nevertheless, due to his own actions, trapped in a cycle of suffering, his mind clouded, and he has strayed from the right path.
There is no greater sorrow in the world than death, yet see, Ravana, filled with excessive pride, does not even contemplate it. Though devoid of the power of the stars and afflicted by crooked, evil planets, this foolish one still desires to go to the battlefield.
Fearful of the destruction of his power, filled with the sentiment of a single warrior, though he has studied the scriptures, he does not discern what is right and wrong.
Therefore, O King Shrenik, I will tell you what was in the mind of this arrogant Ravana. Listen to the truth.
Ravana thought, "Having conquered all people, and freed my sons and brothers, I will return to Lanka and continue to do all this. I will drive out all the lowly earth-dwellers from this earth and establish the praiseworthy celestial beings in their place."
**The Lineage of the Descendants**
In this lineage, the Tirthankaras, the lords of the three worlds, praised by the gods, the Chakravartins, the Balabhadra, the Narayana, and we, will be born.