Making up her mind not to submit to the advances of Ravana even on pain of death, when menaced by the ogresses, and indulging in speculation as to why Sri Rama was not turning up to rescue her, Sita wails in various ways.Recitation: 00:00 - 08:24Translation: 08:29 - 19:16

Sundarakanda Sarga 27, "Trijata's dream", Book 5 Canto 27

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The Ramayana recitation by Sriram-ghanapaathi HariSitaramamurti-ghanapathi is taken from archive.org. The reading is from the English version of Srimad Valmiki Ramayan translation by Gita Press, Gorakhpur, India.