46. Rāvaṇa as Mendicant [As soon as Lakṣmaṇa goes away Rāvaṇa takes the form of a mendicant and approaches Janaki. He praises her beauty and without any suspicions, Janaki receives him inside the hermitage hospitably.] When she spoke thus rudely to him, the younger brother got very angry, and wanted to see Rāma and started from there with speed. 46.1

47. Rāvaṇa Reveals Identity [Sītā answers the mendicant truthfully and with courtesy. Rāvaṇa then tells her that his intention was to abduct her and make her his chief queen. Sītā starts trembling with fear.] Seeing that evil intentioned Rāvaṇa, who had come in the form of a mendicant, Vaidehī started to tell him about herself. 47.1 "If I do not

48. Rāvaṇa Introduces Himself [Rāvaṇa then tells Sītā in detail about himself and his exploits. He promises her a very happy life with him in Lanka. He also tells her that he is a brother of Kubera and owns the Pushpaka Vimāna.] When Sītā spoke like this, Rāvaṇa arching his eyebrows to his forehead, using agitated and harsh words replied

49. Rāvaṇa Carries Sītā [Then Rāvaṇa shows her his real form and holding her by hair and supporting her with his hand on her thighs, he carries her to his chariot. Sītā wails and requests all birds and trees to tell Rāma about her abduction. Then she sees Jatāyu and tells him to inform Rāma about his plight.] Hearing the

50. Jatāyu Advises Rāvaṇa [Jatāyu who recognizes Rāvaṇa advises him to follow the path of Dharma and though he is very old gets ready to fight with Rāvaṇa.] Jatāyu who was resting on the tree heard that sound and Saw quickly Rāvaṇa as also Sītā also. 50.1 That great bird who was like a flock of mountains and who had

51. Jatāyu and Rāvaṇa Fight [Jatāyu destroys the chariot of Rāvaṇa during a great fight. Rāvaṇa who held Janaki left her and cut off the wings of Jatāyu. Janaki became sad as if her relative was dying.] When his just opinions were told by Jatāyu, all the twenty eyes of Rāvaṇa shined like fire due to great anger. 51.1 The

52. Rāvaṇa Abducts Sītā [Rāvaṇa caught hold of Sītā and started flying away. The entire nature cried for her. Lord Brahma and the great sages felt that the time for death of Rāvaṇa was nearing.] That lady with the face of the king of stars seeing that Rāvaṇa has stuck down, the king of vultures wept due to great grief.

53. Sītā Reasons with Rāvaṇa [Sītā tells Rāvaṇa that he has done a horrible act and would be killed for that.] Seeing him flying to the sky that Maithili, the daughter of Janaka became very sad and greatly disturbed and became miserable due to intense fear. 53.1 That Sītā with red coloured eyes due to crying with fury, weeping in

54. Rāvaṇa Reaches Lanka with Sītā [On the way seeing five monkeys sitting on a mountain top, Sītā ties her ornaments in her upper cloths and drops it amidst them. Rāvaṇa reaches Lanka along with Sītā. He asks Rākṣasīs to guard her and instructs eight Rākṣasas to go to Janasṭhāna and watch Rāma and report about Rāma's movements to him.]