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THE MURDER OF THE FATHER
Kusumavali was now busy with the nourishing of her son. The birth of the son was celebrated with great pomp. The name of the child prince was declared as Anandkumar.
Anandkumar grew day by day. He became skilled in cavalry, archery, swordfighting etc. He possesed the capacity of teaching the enemies a lesson by defeating them.
As Anandkumar became more and more powerful, the religious spirit and detachment of king Sinhkumar increased. The king was lost in thought of taking 10 renunciation by enthroning Anandkumar. His instinct of forgiveness and peace. was so much that he did not punish the enemies properly. He did not adopt the method of ‘Tit For Tat:
