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who have gathered here." King Vajrajang said looking at Narad meaningfully, Lav and Kush sat near King Vajrajang. They had already offered their salutations to the divine sage and he had bestowed his blessings upon them. This was the first time that Lav and Kush saw Narad. Of course they knew all about Narad because their teacher Siddhartha had mentioned the name of Narad in many of his discussions and illustrations. They kept looking at Narad with fixed eyes. Narad also glanced at them a few times.
"O king! What is the desire of these kings ? What do they want to know ?"
“Divine sage! All these kings desire to know who these two young men are and to which royal dynasty they belong. So be so gracious as to introduce these young men to the kings who have assembled here."
Joyous smiles appeared on Narad's face. He glanced at King Prithu and the other kings who had gathered there. He looked at Lav and Kush with fixed eyes and then Narad greatly delighted began traversing the realms of the past. After being silent for a while, he said.
"O king! What did you say? Do these two young men require any introduction ? Really amazing! Is there any one who does not know their dynasty which is famous throughout the world? This is the dynasty of Lord Rishabhdev. Bharath, Bahubali and other mighty warriors of this dynasty are worldfamous. Moreover, is there any one who has not heard of their father Shri Ramachandra ?”
“So, these young men are the sons of Shri Ram, the king of Ayodhya.” King Prithu and the other Kings said with uncontrollable delight and amazement.
“Yes, dear Kings! These two young men are Shri Ram's sons. Lakshman, the valiant is their uncle. Shri Ram and Lakshman are the Baladev and Vasudev of this millenium; and you know that they destroyed Ravan, the emperor of Lanka and liberated the Vidyadhar world from his wicked clutches and
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