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The Twenty-Fourth Chapter
"O Shrenik, I will tell you the wondrous story of King Dasharatha's journey for the sake of protecting his life, listen to it with wonder. There is a city called Kautukamangal, adorned with a rampart like a mountain, in the north. There reigned a king named Shubhamati, who bore the epithet 'Sārthaka'. His wife was Prithushri, adorned with the ornaments of feminine virtues. They had two children, a daughter named Kekaya and a son named Drona-megha, both of whom filled the space between heaven and earth with their pure qualities. Kekaya, with her beautiful limbs and excellent features, shone brightly, having mastered all the arts. She knew the three types of dance: Angahārāshraya, Abhinayāshraya, and Vyāyāmika, along with their many sub-types. She was also well-versed in music, which is expressed through the throat, head, and chest, and is composed of the seven notes: Shadja, Rishabha, Gandhara, Madhyama, Panchama, Dhaivata, and Nishada. It was accompanied by three tempos: Drut, Madhy, and Vilambit, and had two types of talas: Asra and Chaturasra. It was composed of four types of varna: Sthayi, Sanchari, Arohi, and Avarohi, and was set in four types of pada. She was proficient in the three languages: Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Shauraseni, which are characterized by their use of nouns, verbs, prefixes, and particles. There are eight types of jati: Dhaivati, Ārshbhi, Shadja-Shadja, Udicya, Nishadini, Gandhari, Shadjakaikshi, and Shadjamadyama. Or, Gandharaudicya, Madhyamapanchami, Gandharapanchami, Raktagandhari, Madhyama, etc."