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THE ABANDONMENT OF SĪTĀ
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One day as Acala was standing in the arena, 198 he saw Anka being beaten by door-keepers and had him conducted into his presence. Acala gave him Srāvasti, his native land, and the two ruled together, unique friends. One day they became mendicants under Ācārya Samudra, died in the course of time, and became highest gods in Brahmaloka. Then Acala's jiva fell and became Satrughna, your younger brother, and he persisted in having Mathurā because of the delusion from his former birth. Then Anka's jīva fell and became this general of yours, Kștāntavadana by name, Rāghava.'
Story of the seven ascetic-brothers (215–238)
Now seven sons were born in succession to Dharani, wife of Śrīnandana, lord of Prabhāpura: Surananda, Śrīnanda, Śrītilaka, Sarvasundara, Jayanta, Cāmara, and Jayamitra the seventh.
One day Śrīnandana established his son 198 who was a month old on the throne and with his sons became a mendicant under the teacher Pritikara. Srīnandana went to emancipation and the seven, Surananda, et cetera, acquired the art of flying with their legs through the power of penance. In their wandering the sages reached the city Mathură. At that time it was the rainy season and they stopped on Mt. Guhāgpha. They practiced the penances, the two-day and three-day fasts, et cetera, all the time; but they flew to far places to break their fast. They came back and stopped on Mt. Guhā at Mathurā, and by their power the disease arising from Camara disappeared.
One day they flew to Ayodhyā to break their fast and entered the house of the merchant Arhaddatta for alms. The merchant saluted them indifferently and thought:
192 210. Națaranga (?). 198 216. An eighth son.
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