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made thousands of polite entreaties to you but you have not cared for my entreaties. You have always been obstinate and unyielding but this time you cannot refuse my entreaties. Tomorrow, I will fight my final war against Ram and Lakshman. A terrible war will take place and in it I will surely cut off the head of Lakshman with my Sudharshan chakra. Ram will also die of separation from Lakshman. Then, I will come straight here from the battle-field and will compel you to accept my advances. At that time, if you yield to me voluntarily, there will be no trouble but if you do not yield to me I will break my vow and will force you to surrender yourself to me. I do not care for the sin that I will be committing in acting thus. I will break my vow and will force you to yield to me."
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Hearing Ravan's venomous words, Sita swooned and fell on the ground. The attendants took her up and laid her on her bed. No one tried to console her. Flames of anger kept flashing from Ravan's eyes.
It was a mockery of fate that the queen of Ayodhya, the wife of Shri Ram and the daughter of the enlightened king Janaka, should thus be lying unconscious without anyone to to attend upon her. Of course, there were the attendants engaged by Ravan but they stood helpless and stupefied.
The cool breezes that were playing about in the sky and the cool drops of dew that fell from the wings of birds enabled Sita to recover her consciousness. A new consciousness seemed to flow through her veins. She sat up and began lamenting over her misfortune.
But soon, she thundered with all her anger:
"O you meanest of mortals! Listen. If Ram and Lakshman are killed in the war, I will fast unto death but remember as long as there is life in my body I will not allow you touch me. I do not care if I lose my life but I will not allow you to touch me. You may claw my dead body like a vulture afterwards." Ravan forgot himself in his anger. "Such extraordinary attachment for Ram....! Such love for him...! Actually Sita has a boundless attachment for Ram. She can never love me. Really,
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