44. The moon rose to help Hanuman observe Sita and the numerous Rakshasa women that were guarding her. Some of the hideous Rakshasis had only one eye or one ear, and one of them had ears all over her body. Another had her nose placed in the middle of her forehead. Some Rakshasis were bald and some were dwarves. Some were hunchbacks and some had lips that hung down over their chins. Some had heads that resembled those of boars, deer, camels, tigers, or horses. Others had only a single hand or foot. Some Rakshasis had heads that were sunk into their bodies, like Kabandha, and most of them had meat and blood smeared all over their bodies. Hanuman wept tears of joy at having found Sita, and as he remained concealed atop the Ashoka tree and watched her, the night gradually passed away.
Meanwhile, Hanuman saw Ravana approaching Sita accompanied by one hundred beautiful women carrying golden lamps, chamaras, cushions, water, and other things. Still under the influence of the previous night’s intoxication, Ravana staggered along, followed by the lovely ladies, who thus appeared to be like flashes of lightning behind a dark cloud. When Hanuman saw Ravana approaching, he prudently concealed himself behind a dense cluster of leafy branches. When Sita saw Ravana coming, she covered her body as best as she could, and then, while trembling violently, she sat down and wept. Coming before Sita, Ravana insisted her to marry him.
Meanwhile, Hanuman saw Ravana approaching Sita accompanied by one hundred beautiful women carrying golden lamps, chamaras, cushions, water, and other things. Still under the influence of the previous night’s intoxication, Ravana staggered along, followed by the lovely ladies, who thus appeared to be like flashes of lightning behind a dark cloud. When Hanuman saw Ravana approaching, he prudently concealed himself behind a dense cluster of leafy branches. When Sita saw Ravana coming, she covered her body as best as she could, and then, while trembling violently, she sat down and wept. Coming before Sita, Ravana insisted her to marry him.
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