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soldiers have encroached upon his territories and are intent upon occupying them.”
"He was greatly shocked to hear this and he made further enquiries and found that it was all true. He is greatly upset over your sinister moves and if you do not put an end to your questionable activities the King of Lanka will be compelled to launch an invasion against your kingdom."
"Absolutely baseless.... All concocted stories ! Our soldiers would never have done such a thing !” Rajiv said making his view clear.
"Then, do you suggest that the spies of King Ravan have given him false information deliberately ? Impossible! Such a thing cannot take place."
"Yes. Absolutely false! Someone has conveyed to him this concocted story to break our friendship.”
“Now, what message do you wish to convey to the King of Lanka ?”
"Our messenger will bring our message to the King of Lanka."
After the departure of the messenger, King Varuna held a prolonged discussion with his sons Pundarik and Rajiv and his Chief Minister. Then, he sent the following message to the King of Lanka.
"Dear Ravan, King of Lanka !
We received the message sent by you. The information you have received that we have encroached upon your territories is absolutely false and it has been concocted by some people with sinister motives. They have duped you to make some wrongful gain and have conveyed this message to you with the evil intention of breaking off the friendly relations that exist between us. Our soldiers have not encroached upon your territories; nor do we desire to break off our friendly relations with you
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