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## The Conquest of the Six Regions by Bharat
**Yoga Shastra, First Light, Verse 10**
_The ocean of the lineage of Rishabhdeva, like the moon, was delighted by the embodiment of justice, the glorious King Bharat. Lakshmi Devi was his servant in the presence of his beauty. He had sixty-four thousand queens. When King Bharat sat on the half-seat with Indra, the gods, unable to understand the difference, were filled with doubt._
Like the sun, the world's light, rising in the east, the radiant King Bharat, whose brilliance eclipsed others, set out from the east to conquer the world. He arrived at the eastern seashore, made beautiful by the confluence of the Ganga, where the waves, like hands, tossed the flow, as if throwing wealth. There, remembering the Kumardeva of Magadha Tirtha, the Chakravarti embraced the eight tapas, the first door to wealth. Then, seated in his chariot, the mighty-armed Bharat Chakravarti entered the vast ocean, like Mount Meru. Keeping the chariot upright in the water, he sent his arrow, marked with his name, like his messenger, towards Magadha, twelve yojanas away. The arrow fell in Magadha. Seeing it, the King of Magadha frowned and became extremely angry. But as soon as the Naga Kumar saw the name of Bharat Chakravarti on the arrow, like a mantra, his mind became calm. "This must be the first Chakravarti born," he thought, and came to Bharat like the embodiment of victory. He brought back the arrow, like the jewel on his head and the brilliance he had earned over time, to the Chakravarti and said, "I am your servant. I am the protector of the eastern direction. Tell me, what task can I do for you?" Hearing this request, the mighty Bharat accepted him as the King of Magadha, like a victory pillar.
From there, the King Bharat, shaking the earth and mountains with his four-armed army, reached the southern sea from the eastern seashore. The mighty-armed Bharat set up camp on this seashore, where the coastal islands produce pistachios, cashews, and other things in abundance. The glorious Bharat, like a second sun, with his hidden brilliance, mounted a chariot drawn by horses. Then, seated in that chariot, drawn by high-spirited horses like leaping waves, he took the chariot into the sea, up to its navel. Then, Bharat, drawing the bowstring to his ear, made the sound of the bow like the Om of the Dhanurveda. Then, the powerful Bharat, like Indra, placed a golden arrow, like a golden earring, like a lotus stalk, marked with his own name, on the bow and released it towards the lord of Varadam Tirtha. The lord of Varadam Tirtha saw the arrow and caught it. He knew its purpose. Therefore, he came to Bharat with offerings. With folded hands, he said to Bharat, "You have graced my place, making me fulfilled. By obtaining a lord like you, I have become a lord." Then, making him his subordinate king, the appreciative Bharat, shaking the earth with his army, moved towards the western direction.
Reaching the western seashore, King Bharat also threw a blazing arrow, like a thunderbolt, towards the lord of Prabhas Tirtha. Prabhaspati read the inscription on the arrow: "If you wish to live happily, obey my command and also give me tribute." Reading this, he came to Bharat with abundant offerings, to please the King. He offered Bharat, the crown of men, a beautiful garland of jewels, white like snow, and the best of jewels, the Kaustubha gem, and a unique gem, as well as a crown shining with Kaustubha gems and gold, like the embodiment of brilliance, and pleased him with his sincere devotion. From there, King Bharat set out towards the Sindhu River, like the threshold of the northern gate. There, near the temple of Sindhu Devi, the king set up camp.
To invoke Sindhu Devi, he performed severe tapas. Sindhu Devi, sensing the arrival of a Chakravarti by the trembling of her seat, came with divine offerings. She worshipped King Bharat. King Bharat accepted her offerings and dismissed her. He then broke his fast and celebrated his victory for eight days. Then, following the cycle, he went to the northeast, to the city of Vidisha, and reached the Vaithadya mountain, which connects the two divisions of Bharat Kshetra. There, Bharat set up camp at the foot of the southern division. Here also...