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JAIN RAMAYAN
He had conquered half the country of Bharat. He had mastered one thousand arts and supernatural
powers. But Ravan was now pining for Sita. A tremendous commotion was raging in his mind.
"Ah! I could not abduct Sita when Ram was by her side and so I had to use my Avalokani power. But Sita has not been caring for me at all. Well ! How can she give her consent within a day ? Let her stay in the garden for some days. Then she will automatically forget Ram. How beautiful she is! How tender her body! Her hair resembles dark clouds. Nature seems to have fixed gems in her eye-sockets. Her beauty is incomparable. Her physical grace is fascinating.”
A dark cloud covered his eyes. His head reeled and he held the window lest he should fall and then he sat down.
The sun set in the west. Lights appeared on all the mansions of Lanka. All the streets and roads of Lanka were brightened by lights but Ravan's heart was filled with darkness. Sita's heart was also filled with the darkness of distress. Ravan was agitated with his desire for Sita. Sita kept weeping thinking of Shri Ram.
What a mockery of infatuation! What a strange manifestation of karmas ! Ravan was agitated by infatuation and Sita was facing the mockery of her karmas. We do not know when karmas manifest themselves in human lives. Sita was waiting for news relating to Shri Ram whereas Ravan was planning to make Sita his queen.
“Noble brother! Why did you come away leaving Sita alone? How can she remain alone there?” Lakshman asked Shri Ram.
"Dear brother! I came away on hearing your roar. I feared that you were in some danger, and your roar suggested it."
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