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## Table of Contents
**Twenty-Sixth Chapter**
**Page**
1-10
11-12
13-14
**Topic:** Description of the previous births of Sita, residing in the womb of Queen Videha, and Bhamandal. Sita was Chittotsava and Bhamandal was Kundalamandit. Kundalamandit had abducted Chittotsava, causing her husband Pingal immense grief, who died and became an Asura named Mahakal. Due to past animosity, he was determined to destroy Kundalamandit. A son and daughter were born simultaneously to Queen Videha. Knowing from his divine knowledge that the son was Kundalamandit, the abductor of his wife, Mahakal was enraged and abducted him immediately after birth. Later, he was moved by compassion and dropped the child from the sky. He also adorned him with divine earrings. Chandragati, the Vidyadhara, caught the falling child and handed him over to his childless queen, Pushpavati. The birth of the son was celebrated and he was named Bhamandal. Description of Queen Videha's sorrowful lament due to the abduction of her son and King Janak's consolation. Description of Sita's childhood and beauty.
**Twenty-Seventh Chapter**
**Page**
15-22
**Topic:** Mlechchha kings create havoc in King Janak's kingdom. King Janak calls upon Dasharatha for help. Dasharatha immediately arrives and defeats the Mlechchhas. Pleased by Dasharatha's extraordinary help, King Janak decides to give his daughter Sita to Dasharatha's son, Rama.
**Twenty-Eighth Chapter**
**Page**
23-30
**Topic:** Narada arrives at Sita's palace. Sita was looking at her reflection in the mirror. Seeing Narada's reflection in the mirror, Sita was terrified. Hearing the commotion between Narada and the women of the inner palace, the gatekeepers tried to stop him. But Narada somehow escaped and flew to Mount Kailash through the sky. There, he planned to take revenge on Sita and created her portrait. He took it and left it in the garden of the king of Rathnupur, a city located on Mount Vijayadh. Bhamandal was captivated by the portrait. Narada introduced the portrait, which further increased Bhamandal's infatuation. With the consent of King Chandragati, a Vidyadhara named Chapalaveg, taking the form of a horse, abducted King Janak from Mithila and brought him to Rathnupur. King Janak was pleased to see the grandeur of the place. The Vidyadharas proposed to King Janak to give Sita to Bhamandal, but King Janak firmly replied that he had already decided to give her to Dasharatha's son, Rama. Hearing the Vidyadharas' criticism of the earth-dwellers, King Janak gave a sharp reply. Finally, it was decided that "If Rama can string the Vajravarta bow, he can take Sita, otherwise Bhamandal will take her."