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Abhayakumar's intelligence caused a rift in Chandapradyota's army.
Yogashastra Dvitiya Prakash, verse 114: Once, Chandapradyota, the king of Ujjayini, set out to besiege Rajagriha with all his resources and forces. Fourteen other crowned kings, all devout followers of their respective religions, accompanied him. The people saw Chandapradyota approaching. His swift horses galloped as if they would tear through the earth. Spies immediately informed King Shrenik. Upon hearing this, Shrenik pondered for a moment, wondering how to weaken Chandapradyota, who was approaching like a furious planet. In that instant, the king looked towards Abhayakumar, a repository of intuitive wisdom, with a gaze as sweet as nectar. True to his name and qualities, Abhayakumar respectfully requested the king, "Today, the king of Ujjayini has become a guest in our war. Why worry so much? To speak of weapons in a matter that can be resolved by intelligence is futile. I will only use my intellect. Intelligence is like a wish-fulfilling cow in achieving victory."
After that, Abhayakumar had gold dinars placed in iron boxes and buried outside the city, where the enemy's camp was located. Just as the water of the ocean surrounds the circular land, Chandapradyota's army surrounded Rajagriha from all sides. Abhayakumar sent a letter through eloquent spies, conveying this message:
"King of Avanti! Do not perceive any difference between Shivadevi and Chillanadavi. Therefore, as Shivadevi, you are always honorable to me. I advise you with sincere good intentions that my father, King Shrenik, has sown discord among all your kings. To subdue them, the king has sent gold coins. By accepting them, they will bind themselves and surrender to my father. If you do not believe me, you can dig beneath their residences and find the buried gold coins for yourself. Who would want to touch fire when there is a burning lamp present?"
Knowing this, Chandapradyota had the ground dug beneath one king's camp. There, as Abhayakumar had said, he found gold coins. Disheartened, Chandapradyota secretly fled from there. With his departure, Shrenik surrounded his entire army, churning it like the ocean. Shrenik seized the army's essential elephants, horses, and other resources. Chandapradyota was cornered. Somehow, he managed to escape with his life, riding a swift horse back to his city. The fourteen kings and other great warriors fled like crows, for an army without a leader is destroyed.
When those kings reached Ujjayini, following behind King Chandapradyota, their hair was disheveled and flying, their faces were gloomy, and none of them had an umbrella over their heads. All those kings swore to Chandapradyota, "Your Majesty! We would never betray you like this. It seems this entire scheme was Abhayakumar's doing." Knowing this, the king of Avanti was filled with rage towards Abhayakumar.
Once, the king of Avanti said angrily in his court, "Whoever binds Abhayakumar and brings him here to me will receive whatever wealth they desire as a reward." A courtesan raised her hand like a flag and volunteered, "Your Majesty! I can do this perfectly." The king readily granted her permission to undertake this task.
He said, "If you need anything, wealth or otherwise, for this task, just ask." The courtesan thought, "Abhayakumar is difficult to capture by any means, only through religious pretense can I succeed in my mission." Therefore, the courtesan requested two elderly women to accompany her. The king, giving her a lot of wealth, arranged for two women to go with the courtesan. Those two women stayed with the courtesan like shadows. Now, these three women always served and worshipped the holy women, showing them respect. Due to their intellectual excellence, they gained a lot of knowledge from the holy women. These three were like three illusions, deceiving the world. They wandered from village to village and reached Rajagriha, the city adorned by King Shrenik. They set up their camp in a garden outside the city. The courtesan, along with her two companions, entered the city, desiring to perform the rituals of the caitya. Then, with great devotion, she entered the city three times, as instructed by the king. After worshipping the image, she began to sing devotional songs in the Malavakoushiki style, with rhythm and melody, in her native language.