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Sarg 13 - Mahaapaarshwa Advices Raavan and Raavan Tells His Past 

At this Mahaapaarshwa guessed Raavan angry, so he said - "Who does not drink honey after entering the forest full of lions, elephants etc, he is a fool. You yourself are the destroyer of enemy, then who else can be your master? You may enjoy Seetaa freely. When your desires are fulfilled, then who cares for any kind of fear. If at all it is there, we will see to it. Among Saam, Daam, Dand and Bhed, I consider Dand (punishment) policy the best to fulfill your aim."

Hearing this Raavan said - "Hey Mahaapaarshwa, I tell you something which happened in past. Once I saw Punjikaasthalee named Apsaraa going secretly to Brahmaa's house by skyway. At that time she looked to me like a burning flame. I had her forcefully. She went to Brahm Lok like a crushed Kamalinee flower.

What I guessed that Brahmaa had already known about my action. So He said to me furiously - "If you will take any other woman by force then your head will be broken into hundreds of pieces. Consider no doubt in that." That is why I cannot force Seetaa to lie with me in bed.

Raam doesn't know my sea-like force and wind-like speed that is why He is daring to face me. Who wants to wake me up who is sleeping like a lion in a mountain cave, or like a Kaal? Raam has not seen my arrows which go like snakes with two tongues that is why He is daring to fight with me. Even thousand-eyed Indra and Varun cannot win me in war and I took Kuber's city from him even before.

Sarg 14 - Vibheeshan Again Advices Raavan

Hearing Raavan's words and Kumbhkarn's boasting, Vibheeshan said - "Hey Raajan, Who has thrown this elephant-bodied, worry-like poisoned, smile-like toothed, 5-finger, 5-headed Seetaa snake on You? Please, you must give Seetaa back before those Vaanar attack Lankaa. Nobody: Kumbhkarn, Indrajeet, Mahaapaarshwa, Mahodar, Kumbh, Nikumbh, Atikaay, can stand before Raam in the battlefield. You cannot escape even after protected by Marud Gan, or going to Indra, or going to Aakaash or Paataal."

At this Prahast said - "We are not afraid of anybody, whether he is Devtaa, snake, or Daanav, Yaksh, or Gandharv, huge snakes or birds; then how can we fear from prince Raam."

Vibheeshan said - "Hey Prahast, Whatever you, Raavan, Mahodar, Kumbhkarn are saying, you cannot implement them in front of Raam in the same way as a sinner cannot enter Swarg Lok. O Prahast, How can you or Raakshas or I kill Raam? You are boasting like this till Raam's sharp arrows do not pierce your body. Nobody, including Devaantak, Naraantak, Atikaay, Akampan can kill Raam. Raavan, Atibal, Trishiraa, Kumbhkarn's son Nikumbh, Indrajeet can stand Raam in battlefield. Whatever I say, better you do that, i.e. 'return Seetaa'. This is the only way for the welfare of all of us. A good minister is that who talks to his Swaamee keeping enemy's and his own powers in mind."

Dand
Punishment

Kaal
Time, or Death

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