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## Chapter 210: The Tale of the Rejection of the Eager One
Having killed, having killed, in the night, the two, Halla and Vihalla, were going along safely. The minister said to the elephant, "O Kūṇika, our entire army has been routed by these two. Tell us, what is the way to defeat Halla and Vihalla?"
The ministers replied, "These two cannot be defeated by anyone. They are mounted on elephants, like men on elephants, and are invincible."
"Therefore, let us try to kill this elephant. Let a pit be dug in the path, filled with Khadira wood and burning coals."
"Let it be covered with water, so that it is difficult to see. The elephant will run fast and fall into it."
Champa ordered a pit to be dug, filled with Khadira wood and burning coals, and covered over, anticipating their arrival.
Then, in the night, Halla and Vihalla, having dismounted, saw the two, Jita and Kashin, mounted on the elephant.
The elephant, coming to the edge of the pit of burning coals, saw the pit and stopped, refusing to go forward.
Then, Halla and Vihalla, rebuking the elephant, said, "You are ungrateful and cowardly, for you have fled from the battle. You have abandoned your kin and gone to a foreign land. You have brought your master, Arya Chetaka, into this misfortune. A dog, fed by you, is better than you, who are always loyal to your master. You are not worthy of life, for you have abandoned your duty to us."
Thus rebuked, the elephant, seeing the two princes on his back, quickly lifted them up, thinking them to be his own, even though they were not.
He himself fell into the pit of burning coals and perished instantly, going to hell.
The two princes said, "What have we done? We have been treated like animals, but the elephant is not an animal. He has been loyal to his master, Arya, and has been in trouble for a long time. He has brought himself to death, and we are still alive, though we are fools."
"We have caused the destruction of a great army, and we have been ungrateful to our kin. We have been destroyed in vain, and we have lost our kinship."
"Therefore, it is not right for us to live any longer. We should become disciples of our valiant master, and there is no other way."
Then, the queen, seeing their remorse, took them to the path of liberation. They were taken to the feet of the great Vīra, and they became monks.
[From the Trishatisalaaka Purva, Chapter 10, Verses 190 to 310] 29. The story of Bahubali and Bharata in the chapter on the teachings of the great Vīra.
The son of the great Rishabhadeva, Bharata, having conquered the six continents in sixty thousand years, came to Ayodhya. While he was being crowned king for twelve years, he saw the people coming and going, and he recognized his brothers who had come there. He sent messengers to his relatives, saying, "O relatives of Bharata, you should serve this king."
They replied, "We are also the sons of the king, and Bharata is also the son of our father. Why should he be greater than us, who desires our service? O messengers, go back to your place. We will go to our father."
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