Seeing Seetha immune to the hard efforts of their mates, all the ogre women with crooked faces and unbelievably cruel, neared Seetha and shouted at her "O Seetha! Why are you not agreeing to stay in the gynaeceum pleasing to all beings together with very best beds. You, a human are thinking highly about the wifehood of a human being. Divorce such a thought from your mind from Rama. Otherwise you will not exist at all. Sport according to your comfort coming together with the king of rakshasas Ravana enjoying luxuries of the three worlds and taking him as husband. O beautiful one! O irreproachable one! But being a human you are desiring that Rama who is a human, banished from kingdom, unsuccessful and gloomy."
That was the last straw for Seetha. Seetha decided to do something to stop this pestering. With eyes like lotuses filled with tears she said "What all of you were telling are the most despicable words for not only me but to all honest and respectable woman like me. All of you coming together and utter words which are hated in the world. And does it not seem sinful in your mind? A human woman is not slated to become the wife of an ogre. I will not honor your loathsome words. All of you can eat me. Although wretched or without kingdom, whoever is my husband, he alone is my master. Like Suvarchala with the Sun God, I am fond of him, only him and always and forever.
"Like the highly fortunate Sachi who waits upon Indra, like Arundhati on Vasishta, like Rohini on the Moon God, like Lopamudra on Agastya, like Sukanya on Chyavana, like Savitri on Satyavanta, like Srimati on Kapila, like Madayanti on Saudasa, like Kesini on Sagara, like Damayanti the daughter of Bhima, devoted to her husband Nala, in the same way I am devoted to my husband Rama, the most precious jewel in Ikshvaku dynasty."
"Like the highly fortunate Sachi who waits upon Indra, like Arundhati on Vasishta, like Rohini on the Moon God, like Lopamudra on Agastya, like Sukanya on Chyavana, like Savitri on Satyavanta, like Srimati on Kapila, like Madayanti on Saudasa, like Kesini on Sagara, like Damayanti the daughter of Bhima, devoted to her husband Nala, in the same way I am devoted to my husband Rama, the most precious jewel in Ikshvaku dynasty."
Realizing their inability to convince Seetha, all the Ogre women incited by Ravana listening to the words of Seetha became so angry and frightened and swooned.
All of them were a terribly angry lot when they came back to senses. Grasping axes or whatever weapon was in the hand they cried "This woman is not suited to have the king of rakshashas Ravana as husband. Let us kill and eat her. No, let us eat her alive."
All of them were a terribly angry lot when they came back to senses. Grasping axes or whatever weapon was in the hand they cried "This woman is not suited to have the king of rakshashas Ravana as husband. Let us kill and eat her. No, let us eat her alive."
Hearing their demonic cry Seetha was frightened, naturally. Tears flowing from her eyes she moving from there reached that Simshupa tree where the James Bond of Ramayana was hiding. But the ogre women followed her and surrounded her and continued their shouting. Hanuman noticed that the situation was gloomy.
After shouting their hearts' content, an ogre woman named Vinata with a more horrible appearance than others with an angry form, crooked, having a prominent belly shouted at Seetha "O Seetha! You have demonstrated your love for your husband. But you have done it more than we can tolerate. O auspicious one! Being an educated lady you should be aware that doing something excessively serves as vice. O Seetha! I am happy. Human duty has been done by you. Now come to your senses. Discard that lowly human Rama like a scum. Obtain as husband Ravana who is the lord of all ogres, bold and handsome, like Indra the lord of Devas, able one and liberal with a pleasing appearance to all.
"Leaving Rama who is a human and miserable, seek refuge in Ravana. O Seetha! With best unguents to the body and decorated with the most lovely ornaments, become mistress of all the worlds from today. O auspicious one! Like Svaha the wife of the Fire God, like Sachi the wife of Indra become mistress of all the worlds. O Seetha! What is the use with Rama who is miserable and with gone vigour.
"If you do not agree, all of us in this moment will eat you."
Another ogre named Vikata with hanging breasts raising fist and roaring with anger shouted at Seetha "O Seetha with an evil mind! Your many words though unpleasant have been tolerated due to pity on you and due to our softness. You are not doing according to our word which is respected by time and wholesome. You have been brought to this bank of the ocean for giving you something not obtainable by others. You have to enter the remarkable, superb, pleasant, terrific and delightful gynaeceum of Ravana.
Another ogre named Vikata with hanging breasts raising fist and roaring with anger shouted at Seetha "O Seetha with an evil mind! Your many words though unpleasant have been tolerated due to pity on you and due to our softness. You are not doing according to our word which is respected by time and wholesome. You have been brought to this bank of the ocean for giving you something not obtainable by others. You have to enter the remarkable, superb, pleasant, terrific and delightful gynaeceum of Ravana.
"Withheld in the house of Ravana well protected by us, even Devendra himself is not capable to protect you. O Seetha! Do according to my word, which is beneficial to you. Discharge of tears is enough. Leave the worthless gloom. Embrace love and happiness. Leave this daily gloom. Sport according to comfort with the king of ogres.
"O timid fool! You know how youth of women is not lasting. As long as your youth will not pass away, so long get comfort. You along with the king of ogres roam beautiful groves, mountains and nearby forests. Seven thousand women will be at your beck and call. Accept as husband Ravana the lord of all ogres.
"O Seetha! If you do not do as I tell you, I will eat your heart by plucking it out."
Another rakshashi named Chandodari came forward with anger, turning around a big spike "Hi! Seeing you with eyes like that of a deer, with moving breasts due to fear, I wanna eat the liver, the spleen, flesh above heart and heart together with the muscle and entrails and the head."
Another rakshashi named Chandodari came forward with anger, turning around a big spike "Hi! Seeing you with eyes like that of a deer, with moving breasts due to fear, I wanna eat the liver, the spleen, flesh above heart and heart together with the muscle and entrails and the head."
Another rakshashi called Pragasa shouted "Squeeze the neck of this stupid but beautiful woman. Why do we delay? Thereafter let us inform the king that that human woman has died. He will then tell us to eat her body."
Another ogre woman named Ajamukhi cried "Let us kill this woman first. Thereafter let us share her equally."
Another ogre woman named Surpanakha said "I entirely agree with Ajamukhi. Liquor which is the destroyer of all sorrow be brought quickly. Eating human flesh afterwards, we will dance for propitiating Nikumbila."
Hearing all these, Seetha became terribly frightened and not knowing what to do did the only thing she could, to wit cried and cried and cried.
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