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ध्वजानुबुधुवुस्तुङ्गन् मांसं चेमुर्जगुः पपुः । |
53. Thereafter the delighted demons hoisted lofty flags, ate meat, sangdrank (and) longed for their sweethearts.
54. And (they) showed Rama to Sita, at the command of the King. Both her eyes got shut and she rolled down in the interior of the Puspaka.
55. The dear Rama being slain, her life-breaths perished and body stiffened. That miserable (Sita) heaved, wept and screamed for long.
56. "Is my heart caged in iron fetters or is it fashioned out of adamant since it did not burst into a thousand pieces in the absence of Rama ?
57. For my sake you crossed the ocean, killed the enemies and perished ! Fie upon me, excessively wicked, rendered lowly (despicable) by life.
58. ‘Deprived of you (who were) alive, (thy) unhappy father did not survive ; What (use) is (your) accursed wife living, even while you are dead.'
