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’s and After
and , led by sage reached . Both the brothers guarded the with great care and killed the demons that tried to disrupt the . They kept strict vigil over the without food and sleep. was very happy on the successful completion of the . and prayed for permission to go back to . had promised , “O King! Being their father, you are deluded to think that they are ordinary boys. Nothing untoward will happen to them. As soon as the is completed, I would send them back hale and healthy.” At the time of the completion of ’s a messenger came from with a message to him. had sent a message to praying him to come and attend the function, where the bow of was to be lifted and strung. After reading the message of , the venerable sage said to and , “You should go to to see the bow of ”. He described at length the greatness of the bow of . As the two brothers were interested to see the bow, they obeyed the command of the sage and went to with him. broke the bow but he refused to marry without the permission of his parents. said to , “We have come with you for the protection of the and not for entering into marital relationships. I won’t take a step further in this regard without the permission of our father.” was not an ordinary sage. Earlier he was a great emperor. He wanted to take away , the wish-fulfilling cow from the of by force. A fierce battle ensued between the army of and the army created by the cow. was defeated in the battle and all his sons were dead. Realizing that material wealth and power was no match to spiritual splendour and wealth, he became an ascetic.