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"Dear Chief Minister! If the King commands it, I shall be here at once. Now, I should go because I have to carry out the worship of the Paramatma".
And Simhika accompanied by Nayana proceeded towards her palace.
The night passed soon. No one was aware of the passage of time. The king woke up in the morning. As soon as he got up, he looked around. He get off his cot and sat in an arm-chair. He noticed the ministers and the members of the royal family standing around. Their faces were radiant with joy. The Chief Minister came near him and said: "My Lord! How are you? I hope you are well and that your fever has completely abated. I hope you are not suffering from any pain or fever".
"No! No! . . . . . . . . I am perfectly all right". King Nagush said looking towards the Chief Minister, in great wonder and then, he fell into deep thoughtfulness. He spent a few moments in thinking torn by conflicting feelings. At a hint given by the Chief Minister, all went out. Now, only King Nagush and the Chief Minister remained in the Chamber.
"Dear King! What is your order regarding the Queen ?"
"Kindly send for her at once. Really, I have done a great injustice to her", Nagush said regretting his blunderous action.
"My Lord! Only you are enshrined in the temple of the Queen's heart. Her chastity and nobility are beyond words. How tremendous is the efficacy of chastity and nobility!"
"Now I realise that she could defeat and rout the kings of the south only by the power of her nobility and chastity." All of a sudden the King's inner eyes opened.
"If at the time the great queen had remained at home without taking any measures to repulse the enemies, today the flag of the Southern kings should have been flying over the city of Ayodhya." The Chief Minister said endorsing the King's opinion and admiring the Queen's action of safeguarding the city.
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