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Old poem featuring exhausted parlour maid dropping o regularly, is excessively stretched (10)
One of five in a litter of horses, discovered (4)
Mountain spewing Uranium chokes island nation (4)
Group of relatives fly Emirates mostly, when travelling (6,4) Recorded delivery by agitated deer after tigers dispersed near camp (10,4)
Flyers making short trips from half a dozen courtyards on the return journey (3,5)
Absorbing cricket match - openers from Zimbabwe, African champions, belt high above (6)
25 Scenes from Sci-Fi movie inspired by cheats (8)
26 Empty wagon haunted by very troubled monster (6)
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1 Sta skipping college for noon meal (4)
2 Guarantee by Avtaar - not small amount (7)
3 Stir fresh greens with bits of Indian eggplant (8)
5 Name every local heading out, carrying protective gear (11)
6 Rear entrance to access Lord's ground (6)
7 Gas and water for the French manor (7)
8 Was, perhaps, father nervous about street being evacuated? (4,5) 12 Exposing edges, bird, say, is placing shoots one over the other
(3,8)
Baker's deliveries (3-6)
Extremely scratchy mandolin at the start aected musical performance (8)
Judge got upset with corrupt routine (3,4)
Do Pranayama on top of church (7)
Demand by revolutionary group to return soldier in East Africa
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Saint John's study (4)
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The divine grace of Goddess Mahalakshmi abounds, and in Her manifestation as Sita, she displays the same. Smt. Prabha Senesh, in a discourse, cited multiple instances of the Goddess extending grace even to demonesses. When Surpanaka pounced on Sita, at the command of Rama, Lakshmana maimed Surpanaka’s nose and let her o. The same Rama had killed Thataka before at the instance of sage Viswamithra. (The presence of) Sita was a saviour to Surpanaka.
Ravana came to Asokavanam with a few women to threaten Sita. Sita’s advice then relieved the demonesses.
Trijata, Visbhishana’s daughter, developed saner thoughts with Sita’s blessings. Though the women in Asokavanam disturbed and gave Sita all the trouble, she decided to extend asylum to them.
They fell unconscious when Indrajit tied Rama and Lakshmana with Nagastra. Trijata, Sita’s well-wisher, said it was a gimmick of Ravana and pacied Sita that Rama and Lakshmana were still alive. Sita poured her love and aection on Trijata.
After Ravana’s death, Hanuman wanted to kill the demonesses who inicted multiple torments on Sita, but she prevented Hamuman out of sheer compassion. All the women became elated.