THE RAMAYANA
ARANYA KANDA
SARGA 48 : SLOKAS 21 TO 24
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- RAVANA'S BOAST
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who is revered by
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21.Sita asked
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god Kubera who is revered
by all
beings as
his half brother, how can
he desire to do an
evil deed?
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you who is hard
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not able to control your
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22.Sita told
Ravana that all ogres will
perish since he, who is
hard
hearted, evil
minded and not able to
control his senses, is
their ruler.
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23.Sita told
Ravana that it may be
possible to survive after
abducting
Indra's wife,
Saci, but his life will
cease to exist if he
takes her, Rama's wife,
away.
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with peerless beauty |
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even though taken amrta
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24.Sita told
Ravana that he might have
survived for long after
abducting
Saci, Indra's
wife, but there is no
escape after abducting one
like her even
though he
had taken amrta for immortality.
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