Text 1.31.19 | Viśvāmitra, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa Depart for Mithilā | Bāla-kāṇḍa

Canto 1 - Boyhood

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Chapter 31: Viśvāmitra, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa Depart for Mithilā

Text 1.31.19

निवर्तयामास ततः पक्षिसङ्घान्मृगानपि॥

nivartayām āsa tataḥ pakṣi-saṅghān mṛgān api

nivartayām āsa = the sage prevented; tataḥ = then; pakṣi-saṅghān = the birds; mṛgān = and deer; api from following him.

The sage then prevented the birds and deer from following him.¹

Since it is stated here that the sage prevented [only] the birds and deer from following him, it is indicated that the sages continued to follow him.

¹ He sent all the birds and deer back to Siddhāśrama.