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The Fifty-Seventh Chapter
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Those who know the ways of persuasion, enter the heart slowly. Tell me, why are you sitting like this? Adorn yourself with ornaments. || 416 || Adorn yourself with ornaments, wear garlands, eat delicious food. Confide in us, and we will tell you tales of happiness. || 497 || Having attained human birth after wandering through countless births in suffering, do not waste it in vain by turning away from pleasures. || 498 || There is no one superior to the Vanaraja in this world, in terms of beauty and other qualities. Why don't you open your eyes and see? || 499 || Like Lakshmi with the Chakravarti, like beauty with the trees of ornaments, like moonlight with the full moon, you should stay with the Vanaraja. || 500 || Having obtained the jewel of the crown, who would be foolish enough to despise it? Thus, the messengers harassed Sri Chandra with these and other fearful words. || 501 || Hearing this harassment, Harivikram, the father of the Vanaraja, secretly thought, "These messengers are harassing her, so perhaps she might commit suicide." Therefore, he scolded the Vanaraja and kept her with his daughters. || 502-503 || Meanwhile, all the brothers, including Dridhamitra, gathered their armies and surrounded the Vanaraja's city. || 504 || On the other side, the enemy forces also came out with a desire to fight. Seeing this, the compassionate Jivandhar Kumar thought, "What is the benefit of war, which destroys countless lives?" Thinking this, he immediately remembered his Sudarshan Yaksha. As soon as he remembered him, the Yaksha, without causing any harm to anyone, handed over the girl to Jivandhar Kumar. It is right, because those who fear sin achieve their goals through proper means. || 505-507 || With the task accomplished, Dridhamitra and all the others stopped the war and marched towards the city. But the Vanaraja did not return, still desiring war. Seeing this, the Yaksha, considering him to be of evil intent, forcefully seized him and handed him over to Jivandhar Kumar. Sriman Jivandhar Kumar, having imprisoned the Vanaraja, stayed with his army on the banks of the lake called Senaramy. || 510 ||