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Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.200

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.200

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c9.200

32) *Aśvamedha.* After abandoning Sītā in the forests Rāma led a sad life for five years. Yet, he decided to perform an Aśvamedha yajña. As soon as Rāma thought of him, Hanūmān appeared and he was deputed to invite Vibhīṣaṇa, Sugrīva and others from Laṅkā and Kiṣkindhā and the feudatory princes and armies from other countries.