Sargam [Chapter]: 62 Śunahśepha and Viśvāmitra [In Puṣkara, when Śunahśepha sees Viśvāmitra, he requests him to save him. Viśvāmitra's sons refuse to help him. Viśvāmitra curses them and later teaches a Mantra which saves the life of Śunahśepha. Viśvāmitra continues his penance.] "Oh best among men, Oh son of Raghu clan, that famous King carrying Śunahśepha reached Puṣkara by noon

Sargam [Chapter]: 63 Viśvāmitra and Menakā [Viśvāmitra does penance further. He sees Menakā and lives with her for some time. Realizes his error, does further penance and Brahma recognizes him as a great sage. Indra wants to stop further penance of Viśvāmitra by sending Rambha.] "After one thousand years of penance, the great sage took ritual bath, all devas, with

Sargam [Chapter]: 64 Viśvāmitra and Rambha [Rambha reluctantly tries to entice Viśvāmitra. He curses her and Indra runs away. Viśvāmitra continues penance without food.] "Oh Rambha, you have to do a great help to devas in enticing the son of Kuśika by simulating his lust and pension." 64.1 "Oh Rāma, when the clever Indra had spoken thus, she bashfully saluted

Sargam [Chapter]: 65 Viśvāmitra's Recognition as Brahmāṛṣi [After another great penance, which Indra tries to break, Viśvāmitra is recognized by Brahma and devas as a Brahmāṛṣi. Sathananda ends the story and King Janaka honours him.] "Oh Rāma, then abandoning, the northern place on the Himalaya Mountain, Viśvāmitra, reached the eastern portion and commenced doing great penance." 65.1 "Oh Rāma, he

Sargam [Chapter]: 66 Sītā's Story and Shiva's Bow [The next day, when Viśvāmitra requests Janaka to show the bow of Shiva to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, Janaka tells the story of bow and how it came in to his family. He then tells about how he found Sītā when he was ploughing the field. He further tells that Sītā would be

Sargam [Chapter]: 67 Rāma's Breaking of Bow [The bow is brought before Rāma. He takes it and while he tries to string it, the bow breaks. Janaka offers his daughter Sītā in marriage to Rāma. He sends messengers to inform King Daśaratha.] The great sage Viśvāmitra heard the words of King Janaka and told the King, "Let the bow be

Sargam [Chapter]: 68 Daśaratha's Journey to Mithilā [The messengers reach Ayodhyā and inform Daśaratha about the marriage proposal. Daśaratha becomes happy and makes arrangement to start with his ministers and priests] Commanded by King Janaka, those messengers travelled for three days, rested for the night and entered the city of Ayodhyā with their tired horses. 68.1 Having reached the palace

Sargam [Chapter]: 69 Daśaratha at Mithilā [Daśaratha starts his journey to Mithilā the next day along with his ministers, Guru and priests. They are received by Janaka hospitably and Daśaratha is happy to see his sons.] King Daśaratha spent that night in the company of his guru, priests and relations; when the night got over, he spoke to Sumantra. 69.1

Sargam [Chapter]: 70 Rāma's Clan Details [Kusadwaja, who is the younger brother of Janaka, is summoned. Sage Vasiṣṭha tells in detail about the clan of Rāma.] After that, in the morning, after performing the rituals of the Yagna, Janaka, an expert in speech, told the chief priest Sathananda as follows. 70.1 My younger brother Kusadwaja, a great follower of Dharma,