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There, Harivansh Purana states that the deity Natyamala bestowed upon him the name Uposhitashtamaya. He adorned him with various ornaments and two earrings that shone like lightning. ||54|| Just as the commander of Ayodhya had previously opened the cave door of the Sindhu River with the Danda Ratna, here too he opened the cave door of the Ganga River with the Danda Ratna, and Bharat entered through that door and emerged with his army. ||55|| In this way, the extremely skilled Bharat conquered the entire Bharat Kshetra, consisting of six divisions, in sixty thousand years, and then set out for Ayodhya. ||56||
When the Sudarshan Chakra did not enter Ayodhya, Bharat, filled with doubt, asked the wise priest Buddhisagar, "Why is this divine Chakra Ratna not entering Ayodhya even after conquering the entire Bharat Kshetra? Now there is no one worthy of our battle?" ||57-58|| The priest said, "Your powerful brothers do not obey your orders." ||59|| Hearing this, Bharat quickly sent messengers to them with the principles of Sama, Dama, etc. ||60|| Subsequently, those who had attained enlightenment due to this reason, Bharat's proud brothers, considered renunciation as a great festival and abandoned their respective kingdoms. ||61|| All of Bharat's brothers, who were afraid of the world, who had shed their pride-like thorns, and who desired liberation in their hearts, went to Lord Vrishabhadeva and took initiation. ||62|| The names of those delicate and glorious princes who left their countries should be known to the learned. ||63|| Kuru, Jangala, Panchal, Surasen, Patacchara, Tulinga, Kashi, Kaushalya, Madrakar, Vrikarthaka, Solva, Avrusht, Trigart, Kushagra, Matsya, Kuniyan, Koshal, and Mok are the countries of Madhyadesha. ||64-65|| Vahlik, Atreya, Kamboj, Yavan, Abhir, Madrak, Kwathatoy, Shur, Vatavan, Kaikaya, Gandhar, Sindhu, Sauvira, Bharadwaj, Daseruka, Prasthal, and Tornkarna are the countries located in the north. ||66-67|| Khadga, Angarak, Pond, Mall, Pravak, Mastak, Pradyotisha, Vanga, Magadha, Manavatika,
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