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Chapter Forty-Six
401. Then I was struck by the power of Chandarava. I fell from the sky into the dense Mahendrodaya forest of Ayodhya at night. ||27||
Seeing me falling like a star, the king of Saketa, Bharata, came near me. ||28||
His chest was pierced by the weapon, and he was drenched in sandalwood water. Seeing me, that compassionate and virtuous man, ||29||
The weapon fled somewhere, and my form returned to its former state. I gained great happiness from that fragrant water. ||30||
That great soul, Bharata, the king of men, gave me this rebirth, the fruit of which is your sight. ||31||
Meanwhile, Rama, the beautiful son of Raghu, filled with joy, asked him, "Bhadra, do you know the origin of that fragrant water?" ||32||
He said, "O Dev, I know. Listen, I will tell you. I asked King Bharata, and he told me this." ||33||
"This entire country, including cities and villages, was afflicted by many incurable diseases." ||34||
"There were chest pains, severe fever, excessive salivation, pain all over the body, loss of appetite, vomiting, swelling, and boils. All these diseases were raging like angry demons. There was not a single creature in this land who was not afflicted by them." ||35-36||
"Only Drona Megha, the king, along with his ministers, animals, and relatives, was healthy like a god in his own city. I heard this." ||37||
"I called him and said, 'O Mam, just as you are healthy, you are capable of making me healthy immediately.'" ||38||
Then he called for the water that filled the sky with its fragrance and sprinkled it on me. I attained complete health. ||39||