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In the Padma Purana, it is said that a son who does not perform the duties of a son, even though born from the womb, is considered as good as childless or an enemy. (144) Oh, virtuous wife! You have no son, therefore, this child will be your son. What is the purpose of going inside this beautiful object? (145) Saying this, the queen went to the delivery room. At dawn, the news of her son's birth was spread throughout the kingdom with great joy. (146) Then, a birth celebration was held in the city of Rathnupura. All the relatives and friends gathered, filled with wonder. (147) Since the child was surrounded by a circle of radiant, jeweled earrings, his parents named him Bhamandala. (148) This child, who charmed everyone with his playful antics and moved like a bee among the lotus hands of the entire inner palace, was entrusted to the care of a wet nurse for his upbringing. (149) Meanwhile, Queen Videha, lamenting like a cuckoo bird, grieved over the loss of her son, plunging all her relatives into an ocean of sorrow. (150) She wailed like one struck by a wheel, "Alas, my child! What cruel person has taken you away?" (151) How could the hands of that wicked sinner have dared to touch you, an innocent child who had just been born? It seems his heart is made of stone. (152) Just as the sun sets in the west, leaving behind twilight, so too my unfortunate son has set, leaving me with this daughter, like twilight. (153) Surely, in a past life, I must have caused the separation of a child from his mother, and now this karma is bearing its fruit. For no action can occur without a seed. (154) Why didn't that wicked thief of a son simply kill me? Instead, he has inflicted upon me this unbearable pain, leaving me half-dead. (155) Seeing the queen wailing loudly in this way, King Janaka approached her and comforted her, saying, "My dear, do not grieve excessively. Your son is alive. He has been taken away by someone, but you will surely see him alive." (157)