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Ash, Parva
When autumn arrived in Kishkindha, the army of the earth-dwellers, led by Vibhormanahero, numbered fourteen Akshauhinis. [467] At that time, Lakshmana, having fasted on the mountain Jagatpada, performed worship at the place of liberation known as Shivaghosha, along with me. [468] He achieved the perfection of the Prashtapti Vidya, protected by one hundred and eight warriors. [469] Similarly, Sugreeva, observing a great fast and vow, worshipped the Mahavidyas on the Siddhashila, a sacred rock on the mountain Sammeda. [470] Likewise, other celestial beings performed worship of their respective vidyas. [470] Thus, the army of the lord of the aerial beings, with its banners fluttering, led by Rama, Lakshmana, Sugreeva, and Anuman, [471] filled with elephants like crocodiles, horses like waves, and resembling a sea of destruction, marched towards Lanka. [472]
Upon Anuman's return from Lanka, Kumbhakarna and his brothers said to Ravana, "O Lord, you are like the sun, illuminating our noble lineage, and your valor is renowned everywhere. Therefore, it is not fitting for you to do this deed. This jewel of a woman is a leftover, so please relinquish her at our request." [473-474] Thus they spoke, but Ravana, being attached to Sita, could not abandon her. He retorted, "Ramachandra is a mere grass-man, as insignificant as a blade of grass. His army is coming here to take Sita, and these words are being heard. Therefore, how can Sita be released? It would be a stain on our lineage." [475-476]
Vibhishana, Ravana's younger brother, could not bear to hear these words. He said, "You call Ramachandra a grass-man, but you do not know the valor of the Suryavanshi Ramachandra. You are blinded by lust, and therefore you do not listen to the words of your brothers. You are pointing out the fault of surrendering another man's wife, so it seems you are the best among those who know faults." [477-478] "Taking another man's wife is valor? This practice is beginning with you in the world. What will your false pronouncements lead to but the creation of fear in both worlds and the emergence of a difficult, wrong path, and the abandonment of the right path?" [479-480]