Sumantra continues his narration of what transpired at the
meeting of the Munis. “Vibhandaka, a Rishi engaged in arduous penance, was the
son of Kashyapa. Rushyashrunga, who knew very well how to maintain chastity,
was the son of Vibhandaka. Rushyashrunga had never seen a woman from the day of
his birth. Meanwhile, a severe famine occurred in Angadesha with no rains for
several years. Brahmins told Lomapada, the king of that country, that rain
would certainly come if Rushyashrunga could be enticed to visit the city and
that the princess should be married to Rushyashrunga. As per their order,
Lomapada deputed a few concubines to the hermitage of Rushyashrunga. All of them enter the Ashram after ensuring
that Vibhandaka was not in the hermitage. They managed to mystify Rushyashrunga
and brought him to Angadesha. It started
raining heavily immediately after Rushyashrunga entered Angadesha. Lomapada too
gave his daughter Shantadevi in marriage to Rushyashrunga. Since then,
Rushyashrunga is living in Angadesha. Dasharatha, who was a close friend of
Lomapada, went to Angadesha, appealed to Lomapada to send his son-in-law to
Ayodhya for performing a sacrifice under the leadership of Rushyashrunga.
Accordingly, Rushyashrunga arrived at Ayodhya, got the Putrakameshti Yajna
performed by Dasharatha successfully. As desired, Dasharatha begot four sons,
as told by Sanatkumara.”
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