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The Seventy-Seventh Chapter
Filled with utmost anxiety, Ketu, adorned with banners and toranas, entered the city suddenly with horses swift as thought. || 56 || Seeing his own house decorated and his beautiful wives adorned, he asked, "How did you know I was coming, without being told?" || 60 || She said, "My lord, today the chief among the monks, the wise Kirtidhara, came for Parana. I asked him about your arrival, and he said that you would arrive suddenly today." || 61 || Arindama, filled with envy at the monk's knowledge of the future, went to him and said, "If you know, then tell me what is in my mind." || 62 || The monk said, "You have this thought in your mind: When and how will I die?" || 63 || "You will die on the seventh day from today, struck by lightning, and become a great worm in your own dung-house." || 64 || Returning from there, King Arindama told his son, Pritikara, "I will become a great worm in the dung-house, so you should kill me." || 65 ||
Then, when the son was about to kill the large worm in the dung-house, the worm, fearing death, fled and hid deep within the dung. || 66 || Pritikara went to the monk and asked, "O Lord, why does the worm flee far away when I am about to kill him, as you said?" || 67 || The wise monk said, "Do not argue about this. The creature finds pleasure in the womb it enters." || 68 || "Therefore, do that which is beneficial for the soul, so that it may be freed from sin. It is certain that all beings are engaged in reaping the fruits of their own actions." || 69 || Knowing this state of existence, which brings great sorrow, Pritikara, the great yogi, became free from desire. || 70 ||
The Sardulavikridita
Thus, Bhamandala says to Vibhishana, "O Vibhishana! Do you not know the various states of this world, which is governed by destiny, and which is struck by Narayana, who is fearless and determined in his resolve? In the battle, facing the chief of men, the grieving Ravana, what is the reason for your present state of mind, which is filled with sorrow and self-interest?" || 71 ||