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Rama-Laksmana's duel with Lava-Kusa
The war commenced, but whenever either Rāma or Lakṣmaṇa tried to pierce the hearts of their young foe, they were overwhelmed by love and missed their aims. They could not handle
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their own soldiers were struck with terror. When they heard the fierce sound that the strings emited, they began to run helter and skelter to save their lives. Finally, Lakṣmaṇa hurled the Sudarsana disc at Lava, but circumambulating Lava, it returned to Lakṣmaṇa. Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa were very tense when they watched
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their weapons. Their arrows did not reach the target, but the young warriors showered arrows on their army. Rama and Lakṣmaṇa plucked the strings of Vajrävarta and Arnavāvarta bows, but
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this strong phenomenon. They wondered, "Why are we witnessing strange things today? Aren't we Vasudeva and Baladeva, or are these young men new Vasudeva and Baladeva ? Does this mean that the illustrious Surya dynasty is about to meet its end ?"
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