The RÁMÁYAN of VÁLMÍKI - Part 1 - 37

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Canto XXXIX.The Sons Of Sagar. The saint in accents sweet and clear Thus told his tale for Ráma's ear, And thus anew the holy man A legend to the prince began: “There reigned a pious monarch o'er Ayodhyáin the days of yore: Sagar his name:no child had he, And children much he longed to see. His honoured consort,fair of face, Sprang from Vidarbha's royal race, Keśini,famed from early youth For piety and love of truth. Aríshṭanemi's daughter fair, With whom no maiden might compare In beauty,though the earth is wide, Sumati,was his second bride. With his two queens afar he