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Viśalyā, healing Lakşmaņa
When the pious Visalya touched Lakşmana, the sakti Amoghavijayā was terrorised. She hurriedly left Lakşmana's person, and as she was fleeing away, Hanumana caught her. With folded hands, she pleaded, "I am the sister of Pragyapati Mahavidya. Dharmendra had handed me over to Rāvana. I have no enemity against either Rama or Laksmana. When Ravana requested to strike Lakşmana, I struck him. I would have certainly accomplished my task, had it not been for Višalya. I can't endure her power. There- fore, I have left Laksmana's person. Pray let me go
away." Hanumāna left her and she disappeared. Visalyā touched Laksmana once again. Later on, Lakşmana's wounds were annoited with the paste of sandalwood and other medicinal herbs. Laksmana arose as if he was in deep slumber. His wounds were healed. Rāma embraced him and narrated the entire account of Višalyā. The bathing water of pious Višalyā was sprinkled on the entire army. Rama then asked Laksmana to accept the hand of Višalyā. A solemn ceremony was performed where Lakşmaņa married Višalyā and other one thousand maidens.
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Lakşmana vanquishes his foe
Next morning, when Ravana saw Laksmana Rāvana. I am here to convey the missive of my masin the battlefield, he was aghast. He murmured," ter, which says, If you release my brother thought that we will be the victors, but with Lakşmana Kumbhakarna and son Indrajit, and allow Sita to stay on the battlefield, I do not think that I will succeed in with me, I shall give you half of my empire and three freeing Kumbhakarna and Indrajit." Ravana's trusted hundred beautiful maidens". Rama said "I neither ministers approached him and said, "Master, now desire half of Ravana's empire, nor aspire for the we have been left with no option. Unless we release three hundred beautiful maidens. If your impertinent Sita and hand her over to Rama, the freedom of your master frees the sati Sitā, I will immediately release valiant brother Kumbhakarņa and son Indrajit would his warriors." The envoy said, "You cannot afford to remain a remote possibility. We think that you must defy my master, the mighty emperor Ravana. make peace with Rama, otherwise, the end of our Laksmana managed to remain alive inspite of being clan is inevitable." Ravana paid no heed to their attacked by Amoghavijayā because of sheer good advice and sent Samanta, his trusted envoy, to Rāma. luck, but my master has innumerable sakti's, mightier
than Amoghavijaya. Why are you unnecessarily sacSamanta bowed down before Rama and said,
rificing your brother's life at the altar of the Lord of "Jam Sāmantanathe most trusted envoy of King Personal &
death? Why are you inviting the wrath of Rāvana for
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