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## The Ashtashatam Parva, Chapter 301
**330.** If you have love for Rama, then consider him as dead. Why do you forget him now, whom you have known for so long?
**331.** If this is your argument, then in this world, who is not acquainted with whom? Perhaps you think that Rama will come here and take me away. But that is not possible, because the ocean is a chasm here, the Trikuta mountain is a fortress, the Vidyadharas are the guardians, Lanka is the city, and Meghnad and other warriors are here. I am their lord. How can your Rama enter here?
**332.** Therefore, my dear, abandon your hope in Rama and fulfill my desire. What is the use of wasting time in a task that is bound to be accomplished?
**333.** Whether you laugh or cry, I am your guest. My dear, you are like a jewel in the crown of my beautiful women.
**334.** If you, due to your misfortune, do not heed my words, then you will have to become my concubine today, or else become a guest of Yama's abode.
**335.** Just as a wicked man talks nonsense to subdue Lakshmi, similarly, Ravana spoke nonsense to subdue Sita.
**336.** Hearing this, Sita, with a steady mind, became as pure as Dharma-meditation, remaining steadfast. The stream of words, like a blazing fire, emanating from Ravana's mouth, was extinguished immediately upon reaching the ocean of Sita's fortitude.
**337.** At that time, Ravana thought, "Just as I conquer all men through my valor, similarly, I conquer all women through my fortune, bringing them under my control. Yet, this Sita is scorning me." Thinking this, Ravana became enraged.
**338.** The fierce fire of anger, which was spreading in the battlefield of Ravana's mind, to quickly burn the creeper-like Sita, was pacified by Mandodari with the nectar of her beneficial and soothing words.
**339.** She said, "Why are you getting angry in this inappropriate place, like an ordinary man? Think for a moment, does this woman seem worthy of your punishment? Oh, is a garland made of Mandara flowers worthy of being thrown away? Remember, by scorning virtuous women, the celestial beings and other knowledge will surely be destroyed, and you will become like a bird without wings."
**340.** Earlier, Ashvagriva, the king of birds, was known for his brilliance.
**341.** Madhusudana became famous because of Padmavati.
**342.** In short, the rule for a carpenter is to announce the arrival of Saturn.
**343.** Therefore, her birth cannot happen here.