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Padmapurana
"Oh, that is our father, Sudhanva, the best of men. He is glorious, with vast fame, and has performed many great wonders." ||77||
"Mother, do not grieve over being abandoned in the forest. You will soon see the pride of Rama and Lakshmana shattered." ||78||
"My sons, do not oppose your father. It is not right to do so. Be calm." ||79||
"My dear sons, go with great humility and pay your respects to your father. This is the righteous path." ||80||
"Mother, how can we go and speak to him, saying, 'We are your sons,' when we have reached the place of our enemy?" ||81||
"It is better for us to die in the midst of battle than to harbor such a thought, which would be condemned by valiant men." ||82||
"Seeing Sita silent and her mind filled with sorrow, Lavana and Angusha performed the ablutions and other rituals." ||83||
"Then, having served the assembly of auspicious sages, having paid their respects to the perfected ones, and having comforted their mother and bowed to her, the two princes, adorned with auspicious garments, mounted two elephants, just as the moon and the sun mount the peaks of mountains. Then, they set out for Ayodhya, just as Rama and Lakshmana had set out for Lanka." ||84-85||
"Then, hearing the sound of preparations, knowing that they were leaving, thousands of warriors quickly marched out of Paundarika." ||86||
"There was a great clash between the kings, each showing off their armies, their minds filled with mutual rivalry." ||87||
"The two brothers, accompanied by a vast army that stretched for a yojana, protected the earth, adorned with various grains, their glorious prowess preceding them, and worshipped by the kings established in their respective lands." ||88-89||
"Ten thousand men, wielding large axes and shovels, marched ahead of them." ||90||
"They cut down trees and other things, creating a smooth, mirror-like earth, with hills and valleys." ||91||
1. Sudhanvi M. 2. Tyaktvāha-M. 3. Pasyata M. 4. Praśānty M. 5. Nāśasyopa-M.