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Raavan asked Shoorpankhaa angrily - "Who is this Raam and how mighty He is? Why has He come here in this Dandak forest? Which weapons did He use to kill Khar, Dooshan, Trishiraa and 14,000 Raakshas? You tell me everything correctly. And who has deformed you?"

At this Shoorpankhaa said to Raavan - "He has long arms, big eyes, wears Tapaswee clothes - black deer skin, and He has a round bow-like Chakra (wheel), of rainbow like color and sheen. He showers arrows from it. When He showers arrows, He cannot be seen by anybody. Only those warriors can see Him who are the victims of His arrows. Even I could not see Him using His bow. He killed all 14,000 in one and half Muhoort time and killed Khar also along with Dooshan like a rich reap is destroyed by the hailstorm of Indra. Now He has made all Rishi of Dandak Van fearless and thus your Lankaa is in danger now. He did not consider proper to kill a woman, so He spared me just only by insulting me. 

He has a younger brother also like Himself. He is a devotee of Raam. His name is Lakshman. He is the life of Raam. Raam has a beautiful wife named Seetaa who is very beautiful. She also lives in the forest like Lakshman. She loves Her husband very much and always delights in the good and benefit of Her husband. She looks like temporal Lakshmee. She has slim waist, curved lips, rosy nails and Her complexion is like refined gold, She is not goddess, nor any Gandharv woman, nor any Yaksh or kinnar. I have not seen any other woman as beautiful as She is. She by Her conduct is good, by Her physique laudable, and by Her aspect unequalled. She should be an appropriate wife for you and you will be the best husband for Her.

I went there to bring that Seetaa here to have Her as your queen, but when I went there Lakshman did this to me. If you want to have Seetaa as your wife, you must go to Dandak Van and defeat Raam in fight. And if you like my idea then bring Seetaa as your queen and take revenge of killing of Raakshas from Raam."

Sarg 35 - Raavan Goes to Maareech Again

Raavan got excited hearing Shoorpankhaa. He bade farewell to his ministers and proceeded ]to his personal palace chambers]. He pondered a lot and only after making a decision and firming his mind he went to his vehicle garage secretly [see Note here] and ordered his Saarathee (charioteer) to take the chariot. His golden chariot soon started crossing the sea. Raavan was in his full regalia and looked like a mountain with ten pinnacles. Seated in his wish-driven chariot he looked like cloud with lightening flashes.

On the way he saw flowers, trees, forests, mountains, Rishi's Aashram where Yagya Vedee were there, He saw many Siddh, Chaaran, Tapaswee, Naag, Kinnar etc were beautifying that area. There were Brahmaa's Maanas-Putra also - Vaikhaanas, Maash, Vaalkhilya, Mareechi also. Thousands of Apsaraa - the celestial maidens, adorned in their divine ornaments were also there. There were many divine Vimaan with divine flower garlands on which Gandharv and Apsaraa were singing and playing instruments.

Then he saw a banyan tree whose all branches were spreading up to 100 Yojan long and under that tree was the Aashram of Sindhuraaj Muni. [At one time an elephant and a tortoise were engaged in fierce fight there. Both were huge sized. Garud Jee flew and clasping both in his both claws sat on that branch to feast on them, and the branch broke. Vaikhaanas, Maash, Vaalkhilya, Mareechi, and Aj and Dhoomra  lived there. They were engaged in Tapasyaa by hanging upside down clasping that branch on which Garud Jee sat.

Garud Jee quickly picked that branch along with elephant and tortoise, ate both of them with a single foot. Pleased with Garud those Rishi blessed him to be successful in his next mission and left that branch.  Then Garud threw that branch on a locality of tribes by which it got destroyed. Garud was very happy so his power got doubled. Then he desired to bring Amrit so he brought Amrit from Indra's home secretly by breaking the iron grid and then diamond chamber in which Amrit was kept. Raavan saw that tree, named Subhadra,

Then Raavan went to the other side of the sea, where he saw a solitary Aashram, of Maareech, where he lived wearing black deer skin and taking modest meals. [Raavan came to Maareech's Aashram] Maareech worshipped him and offered him superhuman things and said - "Hey Lankeshwar, Is everything all right at your place and what for have you come here again?" Raavan said.

Sarg 36 - Raavan Tells His Problem

"Hey Maareech, Listen to me carefully. I am in trouble, and only you can save me. You know that my brothers Khar and Dooshan lived in Jansthaan along with my sister Shoorpankhaa and 14,000 Raakshas army by my order. And they used to disturb Rishi by my order. Those 14,000 Raakshas had a battle with Raam and Raam killed all of them along with Khar and Dooshan without saying any harsh words and thus He killed all the 14,000 Raakshas along with Khar and Dooshan. He is only a foot soldier. Dandak Van has become fearless now.

Raam's father has exiled Him with His wife in anger that is why His own life is very sorrowful. The same Raam has killed my army. He does bad to all creatures. He has cut nose and ears of my sister Shoorpankhaa also without any enmity. 

Therefore I want to abduct His wife Seetaa from Jansthaan. Help me to do this. When you are with me I will abduct Her to Lankaa, O Powerful Mareech. I don't consider even Devtaa or Gandharv or anybody anything, when you and my brothers are with me. You are really a capable one. brave, mighty and a good player of Maayaa. That is why you should help me. I have come to you for the same reason.

[Now I tell you that how you can help me, listen to that]. You take a form of a golden Maayaa Mrig (deer) with silver dots. Then you go near Raam's Aashram, wander there nearby in front of Seetaa. Seeing you Seetaa will surely request Raam and Lakshman to catch you. Then they both will be away from the Aashram, I will go and abduct Seetaa [in their absence]. After that I can control Raam as He will be grieved with the separation of Seetaa."

Maareech got frightened hearing this evil thought of Raavan. His throat went dry and he looked at Raavan without winking his eyes. Then the knower of Raam's Swaroop, Maareech said to Raavan.

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