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about Ayodhya but Ayodhya did not forget Shri Ram, Sita and Lakshman. All the people of Ayodhya kept thinking of them.
Vibhishan, the emperor of Lanka and Sugriv, the king of Vanaras were always rendering service to Shri Ram.
Indrajit and Meghavahan were fighting against their inner enemies as shramans. Of course, they were defeated by Shri Ram and Lakshman but they were victorious against their inner enemies. They faced no defeat in that battle. By means of their extraordinary spiritual austerities, they destroyed tl: air karmas and became Vitrag Sarvajnas. They attained supreme enlightenment and they conquered their inner enemies totally. They attained Nirvan in the Vindhya hills. Since then, the place became a famous pilgrimage called Megharatha. Countless sinners attained spiritual elevation by the very touch of that holy land. Narad!
The divine sage, Narad. who always keeps wandering through the fourteen worlds and the eternal bachelor once happened to visit Ayodhya.
He went straight to the palace of Ayodhya. When he saw the situation there, he was filled with grief and agitation. The people of Ayodhya were not happy or cheerful. The palace was filled with grief and gloom. His heart palpitated with grief when he saw the Queens Kausalya and Sumitra. The very sight of their anguish filled his heart with grief. The tears were flowing from their eyes ceaselessly. Their bodies had withered and they seemed to be mere skeletons covered with skin.
The queens received the divine sage with due honour and requested him to be seated.
Narad sat on a dignified seat; and said in amazement.
“Noble women! Why do you look so gloomy and griefstricken?"
“Divine sage! Our sons Ram and Lakshman went to the forests taking Sita with them and there Sita was abducted by
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