Having achieved Visvamitra's mission, Rama and Lakshmana were happy and content. At dawn the next day they made their way into the august presence of the sage, bowed to him saying that they were at his command. Those assembled there in the presence of Visvamitra said "Rama!The lord of Mithila, Janaka, is about to perform a noble yagna, the highest expression of dharma. We are leaving for Mithila and want you to accompany us. There you will see that wonderful bow of Siva whose brilliance is dazzling and whose power is immeasurable. The gods, gandharvas, asuras and rakshasas have failed to string it as have great kings and mighty warriors born in the Kshatriya race.As the fruit of the yagna performed by him Devaratha an ancestor of Janaka had received it from the Devatas. In the palace of Janaka, during the worship of the weapons, this bow festooned with flowers and smeared with the fragrant pastes of sandal and Agaru takes precedence". Consenting to their wish Visvamitra said that he too would journey with them. "Fulfilled and enlightened, I am journeying north from Siddhashrama towards the Himalayas which stand on the northern banks of the river Ganga". Bidding farewell and went round the hermitage reverently, Visvamitra embarked on this journey followed by a hundred carts filled with vedic masters. Even birds and beasts of the sanctuary followed the sage until after a while they were asked to return.With the setting of the Sun the travelers camped on the banks of the river Sona. Once the Sun had set, they bathed in the river and made offerings into the fire. Rama and Lakshmana paying their obeisance to the sages sat in front of Visvamithra and Rama eagerly asked "what region is this, so graced with lush groves?" and the noblest ascetic related the history of the land.
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Having achieved Visvamitra's mission, Rama and Lakshmana were happy and content. At dawn the next day they made their way into the august presence of the sage, bowed to him saying that they were at his command. Those assembled there in the presence of Visvamitra said "Rama!The lord of Mithila, Janaka, is about to perform a noble yagna, the highest expression of dharma. We are leaving for Mithila and want you to accompany us. There you will see that wonderful bow of Siva whose brilliance is dazzling and whose power is immeasurable. The gods, gandharvas, asuras and rakshasas have failed to string it as have great kings and mighty warriors born in the Kshatriya race.As the fruit of the yagna performed by him Devaratha an ancestor of Janaka had received it from the Devatas. In the palace of Janaka, during the worship of the weapons, this bow festooned with flowers and smeared with the fragrant pastes of sandal and Agaru takes precedence". Consenting to their wish Visvamitra said that he too would journey with them. "Fulfilled and enlightened, I am journeying north from Siddhashrama towards the Himalayas which stand on the northern banks of the river Ganga". Bidding farewell and went round the hermitage reverently, Visvamitra embarked on this journey followed by a hundred carts filled with vedic masters. Even birds and beasts of the sanctuary followed the sage until after a while they were asked to return.With the setting of the Sun the travelers camped on the banks of the river Sona. Once the Sun had set, they bathed in the river and made offerings into the fire. Rama and Lakshmana paying their obeisance to the sages sat in front of Visvamithra and Rama eagerly asked "what region is this, so graced with lush groves?" and the noblest ascetic related the history of the land.