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The ministers found it difficult to discover who the genuine Sugriva was. The soldiers were divided into two groups over this question and the people also were divided. A war began between the two groups. The war spread to every lane of the city. The ministers approached Chandrarashmi. He said to the ministers, "This civil war will go on until the genuine Sugriva is discovered and recognised. Until the genuine Sugriva is recognised and distinguished from the counterfeit Sugriva, I won't leave this spot. You try to find out the truth. I will remain here".
The genuine Sugriva began to lament over the calamity that had befallen his city and his army. There took place a terrible fight between the two Sugrivas. Neither was defeated. The affair became highly complicated. The counterfeit Sugriva again approached the door of the harem. Chandrarashmi stopped him and he began to fight furiously and indignantly with Chandrarashmi. Chandrarashmi broke off all the weapons of the pretender and threw him on the ground. Placing the pointed end of his sword on his chest, Chandrarashmi said, "I have not killed you because a great calamity would occur, if I kill you and if you are the genuine Sugriva. But if you try again to enter the harem, I will surely kill you”. The pretender ran away from there and approached the genuine Sugriva. The commander of the army was there surrounding the genuine Sugriva. The pretender approached his camp.
SHRI RAM HELPING SUGRIVA
The genuine Sugriva sent for Hanumanji so that he might solve the problem. Hanumanji came. He saw both the Sugrivas. He too fell into a confusion. As Hanuman stood watching, the pretender thrashed the genuine Sugriva with all his might. Hanuman went away from there. The genuine Sugriva wag very sad. He began to remember his friends. He remembered Khara, the Vidhyadhar but Khara had died while fighting against Lakshman. Suddenly, an idea flashed to Sugriva. Shri Ram and Lakshman after slaying Khara, the Vidhyadhar had crowned Viradha, king of Pathala Lanka and were staying there. He had heard that Shri Ram and Lakshman were not only great
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