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perplexity. True felicity lies only in a life of absolute detachment. The supreme serenity is present only in the spirit of equanimity and in spiritual delight. Spiritual elevation brings the truest kind of elation.
Time's winged chariot kept moving on. Days, months and years passed unnoticed.
No one felt the passage of time since all were immersed in joys, jubilations, delights and pleasures. Unexpectedly, one day. Lav heard his mother Sita saying to Siddhartha. "My sons Lav and Kush are like Shri Ram and Lakshman !" As soon as he heard the name of Shri Ram he became furious. His anger shot up to the highest skies. He thought: "Fearing scandals and rumours, he abandoned my noble mother and cast her away in a terrible forest." Suddenly there arose in his mind a spring of hostility against Shri Ram. He became infuriated and went out to meet Kush.
"Dear brother ! When shall we go to Ayodhya ?" Kush was a little shocked by this unexpected question of Lav and kept looking at him with unwinking eyes.
"Should we not meet Shri Ram and Lakshman ? Is it not necessary to see them once ?" Lav's voice showed his anger.
"First we should meet our uncle king Vajrajang."
"Then why delay. Come on! Let us go and meet him now". And Lav took Kush with him and proceeded to meet King Vajrajang. The two brothers saluted Vajrajang, and stood near him with bowed heads. Vajrajang asked them to be seated. They sat down and tried to compose themselves a little. After the preliminaries were over, Lav said to Vajrajang.
"Dear uncle! You have already given your consent to our going to Ayodhya. I hope you have not forgotten it."
"Yes. Yes. I remember it."
"Then kindly give the necessary commands. Kindly send for King Prithu. Send messages to the kings of Lampak. Kalambhu,
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