‘Vamah kamo manusyanam’, the question is, ‘Does not intense anger stop lustful thought? The commentator says, ‘No, the intensity of lust also persists in the case of Ravana. Due to severity of cruelty lust arose from anger.’
5.22.8
Ravana gives two months time. Although Aranyakanda says only twelve months are left, Sita says that only two months, and this is corroborated when she was addressing Hanuman later. Sita says ‘now it is the tenth month. Only two months remain’. This does not contradict her earlier statement, as the duration does not vary much.
5.22.4
‘Vamah kamo manusyanam’, the question is, ‘Does not intense anger stop lustful thought? The commentator says, ‘No, the intensity of lust also persists in the case of Ravana. Due to severity of cruelty lust arose from anger.’
5.22.8
Ravana gives two months time. Although Aranyakanda says only twelve months are left, Sita says that only two months, and this is corroborated when she was addressing Hanuman later. Sita says ‘now it is the tenth month. Only two months remain’. This does not contradict her earlier statement, as the duration does not vary much.