How To Get My Kingdom Back To Me?

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Sugrīva says, “Svāmi! You are my only refuge. You have to get my kingdom back to me.”

When a friendship is formed, āḍhyo vāpi daridro vā duḥkhitaḥ sukhito 'pi vā | rich or not, poor or not, sad or not, happy or not, faulty or not, guilty or not, well known or not, penniless or not, only a friend is a refuge; when a friendship is established, that is how a friend should protect. Sugrīva says Rāma must help him. Sugrīva is quoting śāstra - āḍhyo vāpi daridro vā duḥkhitaḥ sukhito 'pi vā |

Bhāratam talks about this – Droṇa and Drupada mahārāja were students in one place during when they were young. They learned dhanurveda; the two of them were friends in spite of one being a prince and one being a brahmin’s son. One time, Drupada said, “If I get a kingdom, I will give you half.” Droṇa accepted. After the studies were over,
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Droṇa asked his wife to dissolve some rice flour in water and give it to him as he was asking for milk. That was white like milk; so the child drank that. He went and told the other boys that he drank milk. After five or six days, everyone else was talking about how sweet the milk was etc; he felt that his milk was not sweet and it had no taste it was like cġnaik kizhangu [elephant foot yam]; it does not have any special taste. He came and told his father that others were talking about sweet milk but his milk had no taste.

Drona was feeling bad that he was fooling the child. He thought that he must buy a cow and provide milk for him.

My friend told me he will give me half of his kingdom; wouldn’t he give me a cow? So, he went to see King Drupada. He was announced to the king who asked to bring him in. Droṇa told him in the assembly, “Weren’t you and I friends in guru-kulam? You said you will give me half of your kingdom. I just need a cow; my son is crying for milk.”

nāvidvān viduṣo mitram – King Drupada

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