Hanuman watched this with deep pity and grief for Seeta, admiration for her courage and a growing fury at Ravana’s impertinence. He saw Seeta weeping after Ravana had left. The rakshasis began to trouble Seeta. Some of them advised her to accept Ravana’s proposal. Some mocked her. Some suggested that Rama had been killed by Ravana. He would never come for Seeta. One of the rakshasis, Trijata, scolded the others. She began to narrate a dream she had seen. She saw Lanka burnt down. A monkey called Hanuman killed many rakshasas. And she saw Ravana in tattered clothes going to the land of the dead while Rama took Seeta with him on a royal elephant. This frightened the rakshasis who fell silent. Trijata told them to seek forgiveness of the saintly lady if they wanted to avoid being destroyed completely.
Trijata’s Dream
