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…” assuming the voice of Rama.
After disposing of Mareecha in this manner, Rama turned
back, rather worried that Mareecha’s cry might have been
heard by Sita. “Lakshmana will help her to guess what has
happened,” he thought, for he admired Lakshmana’s
sagacity and understanding; but realizing that he had been
drawn quite far away from Panchvati, he hurried back
towards his cottage.
Sita, hearing the cry of Mareecha, said to Lakshmana,
“Something has happened to my lord. Go and help him.”
“No harm can befall Rama. Be assured of it. One who has
vanquished all the demons in this world will not be harmed
by a mere animal, if indeed, as you think, it is an animal. It
was an asura, now finished off, and the cry was false and
assumed, aimed precisely at you.”
“This is no time for explanations or speculation,” she said.
As she was talking the cry was heard a second time. “Oh,
Lakshmana! Oh, Sita!” And Sita was seized with panic and
lost control of herself completely. She cried, “Do not stand
there and talk! Go, go and save Rama!”
“He is the saviour and needs no help from others, my
respected sister-in-law. Wait, be patient for a while, and you
will see him before you, and then you will laugh at your own
fears.”