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The divine sage Narad, during his wanderings through the sky happened to visit Ratanupur. Of course, he had not thought of visiting Ratanupur. He visited the city by chance. While he was flying through the sky, he happened to see Ratanupur and so he descended there. When King Bhamandal came to know of the arrival of the divine sage, he extended an honourable welcome to him. He requested Narad to be seated and then asked him out of curiosity, “O divine sage! Whence have you come ? I hope all are well and prosperous throughout the world. Did you notice any surprising event during your wanderings ?”
"Dear Bhamandal! I always keep flying over the world but I did not see any surprising event anywhere, but your nephews Lav and Kush succeeded in confounding King Prithu of Prithyipur.” Narad said smiling.
"What did you say, divine sage ! My nephews in Prithvipur ! What did they do to confound King Prithu. Divine sage! Please stop speaking in riddles. Tell me clearly what happened so that I may understand what actually happened.” Bhamandal's eagerness increased.
"Yes. I have spoken the truth. Your two nephews Lav and Kush set right King Prithu's senses. Ah! Have you not understood what happened? The venerable lady Sita gave birth to Lav and Kush. Don't you know that Shri Ram abandoned Sita fearing scandals and rumours ? She was left in a wild forest. Later, King Vajrajang of Pundarikanagar met her by chance and took her to Pundarikanagar. He treated her as his sister and gave her shelter and protection. At that time, Sita was pregnant.
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