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qus animals assemble. The Raksasa dances with delight, but at that 
moment a huge bird comes and carries him off. The ship is broken to 
pieces and Ratna and Padmavati are floated off in different directions, 
each clinging to a plank (426). 
CANTO XXVIII. 
The Sea and Laksmi. 
Padmavati is borne fainting away. Laksmi, the daughter of the 
Ocean was sporting with her friends on the sea-shore, and just then the 
plank with Padmavati was thrown up by the waves. They go up to 
look at her (427). Laksmi sees the 36 auspicious marks on her, and 
takes measures to bring her to life. She takes Padmavati’ s head in her 
lap, and has her fanned. Consciousness returns. They give her water. 
Then Laksmi kindly asks about her troubles, and who she is (428). 
Padmavati opens her eyes. Asks where she is, and who they are. 
Where is her husband ? (429). They say they do not know. They had 
found her thrown up by the sea. Gradually memory comes to, her. 
She is almost mad with sorrow (430). Her lamentations. She wishes 
to become Sati (431). She uncovers her head to become Sati. 1 Her 
grief (432). Laksmi tries to console her. Promises that her father 
(the Ocean) will watch at every landing place for her husband. Laksmi 
goes to her father and entreats him to bring the husband and wife 
together (433). 
Ratna Sena is thrown ashore at a high mountain. He ascends it 
and sees no one. When he thinks of his lost wealth he strikes his 
beard and weeps. ‘ Where is Padmavati ? I have been lost through 
my egoism (434). Where is Padmavati (or wisdom) ? I will search 
for her till I find her (435). Where am I to go to find her ? (436). 
He addresses God (Gosha, the creator). God’s might (437). 1 Let me 
die, murmuring Padmavati’s name, unless thou seest good to reunite us. 
Yet 1 fear another separation, if we do meet again ’ (438). So saying 
he walks into the sea, and prepares to plunge his dagger into his neck. 
The Ocean (seeing that his egoism has diminished) approaches him as 
the form of a Brahmana. He blesses Ratna and asks for his story. Warns 
him that suicide is a sin (439). Ratna tells his condition. He owned 
Padmavati and wealth, and has now lost all in the sea (440). The Ocean 
smiles, and says, ‘It is all the fruit of thine egoism. Had all this been 
l’eally thine, thou wouldst have it still. All is illusion. Everything 
1 To allow the flames to burst forth. A true sati dies of spontaneous com- 
bustion That is a general belief of even educated men at the presont day in 
Bihar. 
