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1 SIDDHASENĄ DIVĀKARA
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All these seven oceans are water jars, 10 drink water. from, to the swan in the form of the fame of the King and the three worlds are a cage for the swan."
"The eulogy that you give your all to the beggars is but a false, one for you never give your back to the enemies and your chest to other women."
" Ob King, it is already strange that you give the fear which you never posses to your enemies and that too perpetually and systematically."
Such was the apparent meaning of these verses, in which really the panegyric of the King was couched. The King was greatly delighted and praised Divākara saying, "That assembly is really a blessed one in which you are present." Having been pressed by the King; Divā kara agreed to stay with him. :
Once Divā kara went along with the King to the temple of Kudangeswara but be came back from the entrance of the temple. Thereupon the King asked him the reason as to why he thus, insulted the God Kadangeswara þy not saluting him. Divākara replied, "Ob King, to tell you the truth. this God would never have tolerated my salutations. It is because of this that I do not salute him, I would certainly offer my salutations to that God who would tolerate them. The King was greatly sarprised and pressed Divākara to come in and salute the God. Divākara, thereupon, on condition that he was not responsible for any mishạp that
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