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The Thirty-Eighth Chapter
Then, the wise in politics, Vijayarath, the son of Ativirya, was crowned by his father. ||1|| He showed all his wealth and offered his sister, Ratnimala, the daughter of his mother, Arvind, to Lakshmana. ||2|| Lakshmana accepted her, saying, "So be it." Knowing that he had obtained Lakshmi herself, he was overjoyed. ||3|| Then, Lakshmana, along with others, performed a wondrous worship of the Jina, and returned to Vijayapur, the city of King Prithvidhar. ||4|| Hearing about Ativirya's initiation due to the capture of the dancer, Shatrughna laughed. Bharat stopped him, saying, ||5|| "O Bhadra! Why do you laugh at Ativirya, who is greatly blessed, having renounced the painful worldly pleasures and attained supreme peace? ||6|| See the power of his penance, which is rare even for the gods. He who was our enemy has now become a sage, worthy of our prostration. ||7||" While Bharat was praising Ativirya, Vijayarath arrived with many vassals. ||8|| He prostrated before Bharat, engaged in pleasant conversation for a while, and then presented to him his elder sister, Vijaysundari, a beautiful maiden adorned with various ornaments. With a cheerful countenance, he also offered a vast treasury and a strong army. ||9-10|| Bharat was delighted to receive this unique maiden. He granted all the wishes of Vijayarath, for this is the way of great souls. ||11||
Then, Bharat, whose mind was filled with curiosity and eagerness, set out on swift horses to see the sage Ativirya. ||12|| With a noble heart, he kept asking, "Where is that great sage?" And his servants kept saying, "He is ahead." ||13||