Jai Sriman Narayana !!
It was just before the early dawn, there were the
sounds auspicious percussions and Vedic hymns, Ravana woke up with the
reverberation of pleasing musical instruments. Instantly he remembered
about Sita with great passion and love. He could not control his desires;
he approached Ashoka Vatika accompanied by hundreds of his women like Lord
Indra followed by his celestial Gandharvas. The gorgeous women folks of
Ravana was following him carrying golden lamps and various attractive things
like precious vessels full of honey, majestic golden umbrella, etc..
These women had their hair unkempt, ornaments were misplaced, sleepiness due to
the excess consumption of intoxicated drinks, their bodies were emitting
various fragrances and with the sounds of the heavy ornaments tangling while
walking, they followed their dearest husband dutifully.
Anjaneya saw Ravana, mighty King of Lanka majestically attired with all the
marvelous ornaments was in avarice, totally intoxicated, tormented by lust,
Anjaneya was mesmerized at the charisma of Ravana, Son of Vishravass*.
Ravana thrown lustful intense gaze at Sita, she
was completely distraught sitting in the middle of the several demons. As
soon as he approached, Sita covered her beautiful features under her
cloth. Anjaneya noticed the Mother of the Universe was utterly miserable
state, though she had no ornaments on her body to embellish and in a muddy
saffron robe, she was having the brilliant appearance of lotus flower covered
with mud. Ravana talks absurdity praising the venerable beauty of
Sita. He was ridiculously praising his virtues, charm, braveness
and powers etc… to magnetize Sita. He validates himself to Sita
that he was the greatest amongst the demons to abduct Sita and affirms that it
was the blameless deed of a demon. Ravana pleads her to be cheerful and
promises her that he won’t touch her without her will, he requests her to leave
all the depressed feelings, dirty robes, meditation upon her husband Rama,
single plait of beautiful bunch of hair and fasting etc. He beseeches her
to love him and gain all the most beautiful things in the Universe like
magnificent clothes and jewels, luxurious life and affluences. He
prompted her to grab the opportunities before her and reside with him. He
lustfully narrates her as the epitome of beauty created by Lord Brahma and
compels her to become his wife. He outrageously informs her about his
willingness to shower all his wealth and glories upon her and readiness to
offer some of the cities to King Janaka*. He prompted Sita to leave
her ascetic life and accept the magnificent the clothes and jewels and embrace
his fame and wealth. Ravana disapproves Rama that he was not equal
to him in any of the austerities, valor, fame, wealth etc… and derisively
states his way of life in the forest and sarcastically comment that it was
doubtful whether he alive or not. Ravana boast his mighty
powers and emphasize his cleverness to abduct her just like Hiranyakashipu
abducted Keerthi, one of the wives of Lord Indra.
