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## Eleventh Canto
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Having established his army at the foot of the Himalayas, the Chakravarti, having observed the eight-day fast, rested on a bed of darbha grass. **41**
Having bathed in the sacred waters and adorned himself with exquisite ornaments, he mounted his chariot drawn by horses, with the Chakra-ratna leading the way. **42**
He then proceeded to the small peak of the Himalayas called Himavat, where he stood on the Vaishakha platform, facing south. **43**
"Hear my command, O Naga-Kumaras, Suparna-Kumaras, and other celestial beings who dwell in this land!" he declared, drawing his bow and releasing an arrow. **45**
The arrow, sounding like thunder, flew twelve yojanas and struck the ground. A celestial being, dwelling on the Himavat peak, saw it and approached Bharat. **45**
He offered Bharat a garland of divine herbs and a divine sandalwood, and having worshipped him, he took his leave, eager to carry out his command. **46**
The Chakravarti then proceeded to the Vrishabha mountain, where he inscribed his name in clear letters with a Kakani gem: "I am Bharat, the Chakravarti, son of Lord Vrishabhadeva." Having inscribed and read his name, he approached the platform of the Vijayardha mountain. **47-48**
There, he observed a fast. When the two श्रेणीs (groups) of residents, Nimi and Vinimi, learned of Bharat's presence, they arrived with the Gandharvas and other celestial beings. **49**
All the celestial beings bowed to him, and Bharat accepted the celestial woman, Subhadra, from Nimi and Vinimi. He then proceeded along the banks of the Ganga river, reaching the Ganga-kूट, where he observed a three-day fast. **50**
Ganga Devi, residing on the Ganga-kूट, learned of his arrival and performed an abhisheka (ceremony) for him with a thousand golden pots. **51**
She then presented him with two jeweled thrones, adorned with footrests. Vijayardha Kumar, the lord of the Vijayardha mountain, stood in attendance upon the Chakravarti. **52**
From there, Bharat proceeded, subduing eighteen thousand Mlechchha kings and receiving from them the finest jewels. He then reached the second cave of Vijayardha, near the Khanḍakā waterfall. **53**
**Footnotes:**
1. मण्डल: म. । २. वैशाखं स्थान ग., घ, ङ., म.।
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