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able felicity must be made now. I do not have any fascination for the momentary and perishable pleasures of worldly life. You take over the kingdom and enable me to pursue my chosen path".
King Nami listened to Chandrayash with deep concentration. His inner self was deeply scrutinising what he was saying. A thought arose, in his mind, "I came here to secure my elephant, and I am going to get the entire Kingdom ! I came here to fight and I have found here the light of love and amity. What is going to happen ? What is happening ? I never even dreamt that such events would take place. I never knew that I was not really the son of Pushpamala and Padmarath. What a secret has come to light ? My mother is a Sadhvi. My father is in heaven. My brother is the King of Sudarshanpur. I was deeming my brother my enemy". Countless thoughts rose in Nami's mind.
King Nami gave a signal to his army to suggest to them that there would be no fighting. Taking Nami with him, Chandrayash went into the city. But by this time, the people of the city had come to know that the King of Sudarshanpur and the King of Mithila were brothers. All the people were immensely happy. On account of the disappearance of the fear of war and the arrival of the great woman. Madanrekha, the people of the city were greatly happy. Yes, the people of the city did not know yet that their king was going to renounce worldly life in a few days. BOTH THE BROTHERS MEET THEIR MOTHER
The two brothers entered the palace together; went to the place where their mother was sitting and saluted her with their hearts overflowing with lofty emotions and with their eyes welling with tears.
Madanrekha felt happy. Seeing the two brothers, she understood that the war would not take place. The Sadhvi who was compassionate felt greatly happy to find that the death of the thousands of people had been averted. She said, "Children, I am supremely happy to find that you have decided to give up war. If a war had taken place between brothers for
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