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Even though he was being stopped by the gurus, Shambuka, seeing the noose of death, entered the terrifying forest with the Suryahaas sword. ||45|| O King! He was eager to obtain the Suryahaas sword, following the prescribed conduct. He was a Brahmachari, a conqueror of senses, a pure soul, and a one-meal eater. ||46|| "Whoever comes before my sight without having served his purpose, shall be slain by me," saying this, he entered the forest on the Vansasthal mountain. ||47|| He was situated in the Dandakaranya forest, at the end of the river Krauncharava, on the northern bank of the ocean. ||48|| After twelve years, the Suryahaas sword appeared, which could be obtained after staying for seven days, otherwise, it would kill the seeker. ||49|| Driven by her love for her son, Kaikesi's daughter (Chandranakha) kept coming to see him. She saw the Suryahaas sword, which had appeared at that moment, presided over by the gods. ||50|| Chandranakha, with a happy face, told her husband Kharadushana, "O King! My son will return after circumambulating Mount Meru in three days, as his vow is not yet completed." ||51-52|| Thus, Chandranakha, the mother of Shambuka, was always thinking about her fulfilled desire, while Lakshmana, wandering in the forest, reached that place. ||53|| The fragrance of the Suryahaas sword, a gem, reached Lakshmana, which was worshipped by a thousand gods, naturally had a good fragrance, was infinite, and was adorned with divine garlands and smeared with divine fragrance. ||54-55|| Lakshmana, filled with wonder, abandoned all other activities and, like a lion, fearlessly followed the path of the fragrance. ||56|| He saw a very difficult place, covered with trees, surrounded by a network of creepers, and enclosed by high rocks. ||57|| In the middle of this dense forest, there was a level ground, made of various gems and adorned with golden lotuses. ||58|| In the middle of that level ground, there was a vast bamboo pillar, which, due to unknown curiosity, seemed like the Sudharma heaven. ||59||