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him passage. He went to the harem of Tara. The guards were amazed to see Sugriva coming to the harem at that time unexpectedly. They saluted him and said, "Kindly wait here. We will go in and inform the queen of your arrival”. The guards of the harem went into the harem and said to the queen. "Oh queen, the king is waiting at the door to meet you". Tara was going to have a bath. She was surprised to hear this. She said to the guards, "Go and entreat the king to wait for a while. I will come and receive him after my bath." THE REAL SUGRIVA AND THE COUNTERFEIT SUGRIVA
The guards came and said to the counterfeit Sugriva, “Your Highness, kindly wait here. The queen has gone to take a bath. After completing her bath, she will come here and receive you”. He was extremely eager to meet Tara but what could he do? It was necessary to respect the formalities of the palace and the harem. So, he waited for Tara at the door of the harem.
Meanwhile, at the gates of the city, there was a big muddle when Sugriva after his sports in the garden, returned. The guards stopped him at the gate and said, "His Highness Sugriva has already gone into the city. Who are you? From where have you come ?” Sugriva was greatly amazed to hear this. *I am Sugriva and if anyone has gone in already in my disguise, he is a counterfeit”.
The guards fell into a conflict. Both the Sugrivas were alike. It was not possible for them to distinguish between the genuine Sugriva and the counterfeit Sugriva.
They did not permit Sugriva to enter the city and they went into the palace, met prince Chandrarashmi and explained to him the situation. The ministers also were alerted.
Two Sugrivas in Kishkinda! It was a formidable task for all. Prince Chandrarashmi thought, "Who is the genuine Sugriva ? Who is the counterfeit Sugriva ?: One important task was to find out the truth; and the other equally important duty was to prevent both the Sugrivas from entering the harem. The third duty was to search for an enlightened person who could discover, who the genuine Sugriva was,
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