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CHAPTER VI BRINGING NEWS OF SITA Restoration of Pātālalankā to Virādha (1-58)
Now Rāma, carrying his bow, arrived quickly at the place where Saumitri was making sport of fighting with enemies. When he noticed Rāma approaching, Saumitri said, "Why have you come here, sir, leaving your lady alone?” Rāghava replied, “I came here, Laksmana, summoned by your lion's roar, which was a signal of distress." Lakşmaņa said: "A lion's roar which was heard by the elder brother was not given by me." Therefore, we have certainly been deceived by some one. Certainly you have been led away because of a scheme to kidnap your lady. I think there was no reason at all for giving a lion's roar. Therefore, go quickly, sir, to protect your lady, powerful one, until I follow you, after killing my enemies."
So advised, Ramabhadra went to his own place, did not see Janaki there, and fell to the ground in a swoon. When he became conscious and got up, Rāmabhadra saw Jațāyus on the point of death and, sharp-witted, he thought: "My wife has surely been kidnaped by some one practicing deceit. This noble bird, angry because of the kidnaping, has been killed by that man." Then as compensation for the layman Jațāyus. Rāma recited the formula of homage which is provender for the journey to another world. He (Jațāyus) died and became a chief-god in the heaven Māhendra. Rāma wandered here and there in the forest in search of Sītā. : Now, the hero Lakşmaņa set out alone to fight with Khara who had many soldiers. There is no friend of a lion in battle. Just then Triśiras, Khara's younger brother, a soldier, restrained his elder brother, "Why a
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