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In the Puranas, King Dasharatha, his hair standing on end with joy, was once again filled with both immense delight and sorrow, tears streaming down his face. ||42|| This is the nature of Kshatriyas, whose very essence is to renounce their possessions and be ever ready to embark on battle or even sacrifice their lives. ||43|| He pondered, "As long as life remains, even if a creature experiences the greatest suffering, it does not readily embrace death." ||44|| While lost in these thoughts, his sons, Rama and Lakshmana, bowed at their father's lotus feet and stepped outside. ||45|| They were masters of all weapons, proficient in all scriptures, adorned with every auspicious mark, and their very sight brought joy to all. ||46|| Accompanied by their four-fold army, brimming with glory, and radiating their own brilliance, they mounted their chariots and set out. ||47|| King Janaka, accompanied by his brother, had already departed. There were only two yojanas between him and the enemy army. ||48|| Like celestial bodies entering a cloud formation, the valiant warriors of King Janaka, unable to bear the enemy's roar, charged into the Mlechchha horde. ||49|| A terrifying battle ensued, sending shivers down the spines of all, with a vast array of weapons and a clash of Aryan and Mlechchha warriors. ||50|| Seeing his brother Kanaka in dire straits, King Janaka, filled with rage, urged his formidable elephant corps forward. ||51|| The Mlechchha army, vast and fearsome, repeatedly broke through and surrounded King Janaka from all sides. ||52|| At that moment, Rama, accompanied by Lakshmana, arrived on the scene. Their beautiful eyes beheld the enemy's immense and terrifying army. ||53|| Upon seeing Rama's white umbrella, the enemy army crumbled like darkness dissipating before the full moon. ||54|| Rama reassured Janaka, whose armor had been shattered by a barrage of arrows, just as Dharma, the life force of the universe, sustains all beings. ||55||