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Sarg 52-Raavan Takes Away Seetaa

Seetaa saw dying Jataayu who was killed by Raavan, and wept bitterly. Seetaa said crying - "Raam, [Human beings do know about the coming sorrows and joys by some uncommon signs, like reflexes of body parts, sneezing, fluttering of eyes etc, but you don't know through them yet] Even deer, birds are running to inform you about my abduction, but you still don't know about it. See this Pakshee Raaj (king of birds) Jataayu, he tried to help me, but he is dying because of my ill luck. Hey Raam, Hey Lakshman, please help me." All Her jewelry was falling down and Raavan rushed towards such Vaidehee.

Then Raavan took Seetaa and started again for Lankaa. She was crying Raam, Raam in the wilderness. Raavan was pulling Her by Her hair. Seeing Seetaa's insult like this, Brahmaa Jee thought, "now consider our job done". All were happy to know that now Raavan's death was near and sure but sad to see Seetaa's insult.

Seeing Seetaa crying so much Raavan took Her by skyway. Seetaa looked like a gold nugget flying in the sky because She was wearing yellow clothes, while Raavan looked like a mountain. Red lotus petals were also falling down from Seetaa's body, not on Prithvi, but on Ravan's feet blown with wind. Her grace got dim because She was not with Raam. Her face looked like golden Moon rising from blue clouds. 

Seetaa's flower ornaments fell down on Prithvi while She was abducted. Seetaa's gem-studded Noopur (anklet) fell on the ground in the process of attempting to be free from Raavan. Some of Her sparkled ornaments also fell on the ground. They looked like fallen stars. Her one multi-string pendant which looked like Gangaa River also fell down.

Trees stirred up well by blown up winds, and upheaved are their tree-tops in swaying motion as if they were consoling Seetaa - "Fear not, fear not." [Tree itself is born from Earth, Seetaa is also born from Earth, thus the nature itself was lamenting on Her being like this.]

Seeing Seetaa going like this, Soorya's light became dim. He said to Raavan -"Hey Raam, Where are you, see, your Seetaa is abducted by Raavan." Seetaa was repeatedly calling Raam, Lakshman. Her hair got loose, Her clothes were displaced.

With wilted lotuses, fishes and other water creatures lakes were sorrowing for Maithilee, as though She was their girlfriend. All tigers, lions, animals, birds gathered and ran as the shadow of the shadow of Seetaa. The mountains appeared moaning, with their waterfalls shedding tears and with their peaks as their upraising arms. They are all sad because Raam's wife is being abducted and nobody can do anything.

Sarg 53-Seetaa Again Warns Raavan

Seetaa became frantically dismayed by the flight of Raavan. Her coppery-eyes were tearful. She said to Raavan - "O wicked Raavan, You are stealing me taking the advantage of my loneliness, are you not ashamed of your bad Karm? You sent my husband far after a Maayaa Mrig because you planned it like this. You killed that king of vultures also who tried to help me. Are you very proud of your name that 'I am Raavan, I have conquered Seetaa in a fight'. A woman who is lonely, is other man's wife, is being abducted by Raavan [the mightiest]. How unashamed you are.

Why are you running away so fast, just stay back for some time, you will not be able to go back alive. You can still release me and if you didn't, then my husband will surely kill you. For whatever purpose you are taking me, you will not be able to fulfill it, because I will not be able to live without Raam. I can see that your Kaal is near but you are not afraid of it. O Raavan, You will the Vaitarnee River streaming blood and sword-leaved trees in Narak. You cannot live long with the enmity of Raam. [Seetaa says - The lasso may be long but the noose is only of throat size. I am Raam's and will remain Raam's. So I am His lasso. Noose is that arrow which is already shot in the form of lasso Seetaa. So wherever you go you will not be able to escape.] He who alone, without the help of His brother, killed 14,000 Raakshas, can He spare your life, who has abducted His wife?

Sarg 54-Seetaa Arrives in Lankaa

Seetaa couldn't get any help on the way, but She saw five bears sitting on a mountain. Thinking that they might tell Raam about Her She dropped Her upper red cloth and some jewelry amidst them. [These ornaments were supposed to be one nose-ring, one earring, one bracelet, one biceps-let, one anklet with tinkling bells - all from Her right side as showing left side items to husband is improper. The anklet which fell from Her feet on Earth was from her left feet.] But Raavan couldn't know this. Those Vaanar saw Seetaa crying with their winkless eyes.

Raavan crossed Pampaa and proceeded for Lankaa. Raavan was stealing his own death. Now below was the un-drained sea - the ultimate course of rivers, house of shark alligators etc sea animals and home of the Rain-god Varun. he hastily crossed it over. Sea also saw Seetaa being abducted like this. Its waves got calmed, its animals stopped moving. Siddh and Chaaran etc appeared in sky and said - "This will surely destroy this Raakshas."

Thus Raavan entered Lankaa carrying Seetaa (his death). Lankaa had many houses and symmetrical roads. He took Her to his palace chambers as once Maya Daanav put his nymphet Hemaa [who lived in black hole], [this episode is mentioned in Kishkindhaa Kaand, Sarg 51]. and then said to his horrific Raakshasee maids of his palace chambers that, "Nobody should see Her without my permission, nor should anybody say anything unpleasant to Her. Whatever She asks for, gold, jewels, pearls, apparels ornaments etc, give Her immediately. If anybody will not obey this, consider her dead."

After saying this when he came out of his palace, he saw his eight warriors. Seeing them he admired their might and valor and said - "You go with your weapons and live in Janasthaan, where Khar used to live but now there is no Raakshas living there. Don't be afraid. All Raakshas have been killed along with Khar and Dooshan by Raam. Although very mighty forces were sent there but Raam has killed them all. that is why I am very angry. I will surely take revenge of this from Raam. Only after that I will be at peace. You keep track as what Raam and Lakshman do and inform me about their activities. Be careful and think about the way of Ram and Lakshman's death. I trust in you that is why I am sending you there." And they went to Janasthaan with their unperceivable appearances.

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