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CHAPTER XII
ŚRI HARIŞEŅACAKRICARITRA Now while the Jineśvara Nami was wandering (as a mendicant), Harişeņa was cakrin and his life is related.
Previous births (2-3) Here in Bharata in Ananta's tīrtha there was a king charming among men, named Narābhirama, in the city Narapura. In the course of time, terrified of existence, he adopted mendicancy and became a powerful god in the heaven Sanatkumāra.
His parents (4-6) Now there is a capital city, Kāmpilya by name, the ornament of Pañcāladeśa, equal to heaven in magnificence, unshakable by enemies, Mahāhari was its king, like Hari in strength, the ornament of the Ikşvāku family, famous on earth. His queen was Merā, lotus-faced, ornamented with good conduct, making the earth adorned with her beauty.
His birth (7-8) Narābhirāma's soul descended into her womb and a powerful cakradhara was announced by the fourteen great dreams. At the proper time she bore a son, gold color, named Harişeņa, fifteen bows tall. He was consecrated as heir-apparent.
Expedition of conquest (9–28) One day, when he was ruling his ancestral kingdom, with great strength of arm, the cakra-jewel appeared in the armory. Gradually his other thirteen jewels: the priest, carpenter, steward, general, et cetera, appeared. Following the cakra's path, he went to the east to Māgadhatīrtha.
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