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## The 73rd Chapter
**78.** This form of yours is not divine, it does not arise in my mind. How can you desire this village woman, O Lord?
**79.** I am extremely skilled in assuming forms according to your desire, so command me, how should I become? O Lord, shall I become Lakshmi, who quickly takes delight in your lotus-like abode and steals your heart? Or, O Lord, shall I become Sachi, the resting place of Indra's eyes?
**80.** Or shall I become Rati herself, who binds the mind of Kamadeva? Or, O Lord, shall I become one who acts according to your will?
**1.** Then, with his head lowered and eyes half-open, Ravana, filled with shame, spoke softly, "My dear, you are right to call me a womanizer."
**2.** "Look what I have done! By being attached to another woman, I have brought upon myself the greatest infamy and made this foolish soul utterly insignificant."
**3.** "May this heart, which is attached to the flesh of worldly pleasures, a vessel of sin, and fickle, be cursed! O heart, your actions are utterly base!"
**4.** Saying this, Dashaanan, whose moon-like smile spread upwards and whose lotus-like eyes were blooming, spoke again to Mandodari:
**85.** "O Devi, even though you are not in a form created by magic, but in your natural state, you are most dear to me. What need do I have of other women, O best one?"
**86.** Having received the favor of her Lord, Mandodari, whose heart was filled with joy, spoke again, "O Lord, is it appropriate to show a lamp to the sun? In the same way, it is futile for me to make any request of you."
**87.** "O Dashaanan, I have spoken this beneficial word among my friends, so ask other wise men as well. I am powerless and do not understand."
**88.** "Even if someone who knows all the scriptures, O Lord, is negligent due to fate, should a creature who desires his well-being try to enlighten him?"
**10.** Just as Vishnu Kumar Muni had forgotten his soul due to his actions, was he not awakened by the songs of the principles?
**77.** Chhoḍakar desires a glass.
**1.** Chanchala, M.