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भगवती सूत्रम् सः ७ उः ९
was to proceed and participate in the Rathamūṣala battle. On that occasion, he extended his fast by a day missing eight meals at a stretch. Then he called the men nearest to him and said, "Oh beloved of the gods! Prepare a chariot with four bells with full equipment and horse-drawn which may take me to my destination in four hours, mobilise my four-fold army consisting of the infantry, cavalry, elephantry and chariots and report back to me."
The men carried out his orders, till made a chariot ready with canopy and flag, mobilised the fourfold army and reported back to Varuna, the grand-son of Nāga. Varuna then went to his bathroom...repeat the details as stated about King Konika. Then being surrounded by many servants and valets, he came out of the bathroom, reached the garrage where stood the horse-drawn chariot with four bells and took his seat on it. Then being surrounded by many followers and valets, and accompanied by a fourfold army as aforesaid, he came to the site of the Rathamüşala
battle.
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तणं से वरुणे णागणत्तुए रहमुसलं संगामं ओयाए समाणे अयमेयारूवं अभिग्गहं अभिगेण्हइ — कप्पइ मे रहमुसलं संगामं संगामेमाणस्स जे पुब्बिं पहणइ से पsिहणित्तए अवसेसे णो कप्पइत्ति । अयमेयारूवं अभिग्गहं अभिगेण्हइ अभिगेहेत्ता रहमुसलं संगामं संगामेति । तएणं तस्स वरुणस्स णागणत्तुयस्स रहमुसलं संगामं संगामेमाणस्स एगे पुरिसे सरिसए सरिसत्तए सरिसव्वए सरिस - भंडमत्तोवगरणे रहेणं पडिरहं हव्वं आगए । तएण से पुरिसे वरुणं णागतुयं एवं वयासी - पहण भो वरुणा ! णागणत्तुया ! तएण से वरुणे नागणत्तु तं पुरिसं एवं वयासी - णो खलु मे कष्पइ देवाणुप्पिया ! पुब्विं अहयस्स पहणित्तए । तुमं चेव णं पुव्विं पहणाहि । तएण से पुरिसे वरुणं णागणत्तुए एवं वृत्ते समाणे आसुरुत्ते जाव... मिसिमिसिमाणे धणुं परामुसइ धणुं परामुसित्ता उसुं परामुसइ उसुं परामुसित्ता ठाणं ठाइ ठाणं ठिच्चा आययकण्णाययं उसुं करेइ आययकण्णाययं उसुं करिता वरुणं णागणत्तुयं गाढप्पहारी करेइ । तएण से वरुणे णागणत्तुए तेणं पुरिसेणं गाढप्पहारीकए समाणे आसुरूत्ते जाव... मिसिमिसेमाणे धणुं परामुसइ धणुं परामुसित्ता उसुं परामुसइ उसुं परामुसित्ता आययकण्णाययं उसुं करेइ आययकण्णाययं उसुं करेत्ता तं पुरिसं एगाहच्चं कूडाहच्चं जीवियाओ ववरोवइ ।