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> COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE R膧MA-STORY 109 Lak峁�m墨mati) and other 32 girls to Lavana (98.2). He with the help
of the sons of S墨t膩 defeats F峁泃hu, the king of P峁泃hvipura and forces the
latter to marry his daughter, Kanakam膩l膩 to Anku艣a (98.57). There-
after Lavana and Anku艣a launch a war-campaign and conquer many
countries. After Sita's renouncing the world, Khecara Kanakaratha of
Ka帽cananagara invites R膩ma and Lak峁�ma峁嘺 with their sons to attend
the 鈥榮vaya峁僾ara' of his two daughters, Mand膩kin墨 and Candramukh墨.
They choose
Lavana and Ankusa as their husbands respectively
(106.1-12).
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(ii) Battle and fire ordeal :-When Lavana and Anku艣a
to know from N膩rada the reckless treatment of R膩ma towards S墨t膩,
they attack S膩ketapur墨 despite opposition from S墨t膩 (99). Bh膩mandala
joins their side. In the ensuing battle the weapons of R膩ma and
Lak峁�ma峁嘺 fail to hurt Lava峁嘺 and A峁卥u艣a respectively. Siddhartha
intervenes and discloses the identity of S墨t膩's sons. R膩ma and Lak峁�ma峁嘺
then happily embrace Lavana and A峁卥u艣a (100).
Further being advised by his well-wishers R膩ma sends for S墨t膩
and asks her to undergo a fire-ordeal to prove her purity. As soon as
S墨t膩 enters the firepit it gets converted into a reservoir of water and
therein S墨t膩 appears seated on a divine throne (101-102). R膩ma
admits his fault, implores S墨t膩 to excuse him and to live with him
happily. S墨t膩 declines to re-entangle herself into worldly affairs and
becomes a nun. She observes penances and attains heaven (celestial
birth as a Prati-indra -105.9).
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According to the VR also twin-sons are born of S墨t膩 in the 膧艣rama
of Valmiki on the 艢r膩va峁嚹� r膩tri. Here the elder is named Kusa because
he is purified with the foreparts of the Kusa grass and the younger is
named Lava for he is purified with the lower part of the grass, called
Lava鹿. On that occasion Satrughna虏 is said to have sojourned at the
A艣rama on his way to conquer Mathura. He visits the Asrama again
after 12 years on his way to Ayodhya and overhears the R膩macarita
being recited by Ku艣a and Lava (7.71). Satrughna is not mentioned
to have informed all that to R膩ma.
The VR does not refer to the marriage, the world-conquest and
the battle of Ku艣a and Lava with R膩ma and Lak峁�ma峁嘺. In due course
R膩ma performs a horse-sacrifice (A艣vamedha) after having killed
艢ambuka (7.84-92). Valmiki also attends the ceremony along with
Kusa and Lava. As per instructions of Valmi墨ki (7.93.4-17), Kusa and
1. The Tilaka commentary 7.66.7-9.
2. The Adhyatma R膩m膩ya峁嘺 does not mention his presence (7.6.26).