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## Chapter 2: Collection of Examples
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Hearing this, the serpent was also pleased and became a believer. A younger brother came there and seeing her, said this:
**16.** "Though protected by the elder brother, I will still go to her. I will enjoy hearing the sound of her broken bones."
**17.** Hearing this, the cruel serpent also did the same. Thinking, "This is my enemy," she was distressed.
**18.** She knew, "This is my wife, the elder brother is her enemy. Her son was beautiful and dear to her due to past karma."
**19.** "This one, due to past karma, is the younger brother, her enemy. He was born as Ganga-datta, his past karma is not different."
**20.** Then, disgusted, the father and the two sons took the vow. The noble Lalita and the great Shukra went to heaven.
**21.** Remembering his mother's misfortune, Ganga-datta, now obtaining the world of the universe, also went to the heaven of the great Shukra.
**22.** **35. The story of Brahmadatta in the Abode of the Teachings of Sri Upadesha Prasada**
The king of Kampilya, Brahma-raja, had four friends: the king of Kashi, Kataka; the king of Gajapura, Karenu (Neru); the king of Kosala, Dirgha; and the king of Champa, Pushpachula. These kings, out of love, stayed in each other's kingdoms for one year each. Once, they all came together to Brahma-raja. At that time, Brahma-raja, suffering from a headache, released his son and said to them, "You should carry out the succession of the kingdom." Then he died. They all left, returning to their own kingdoms. Then Dirgha became attached to a courtesan. Knowing this, his minister Dhanurmantri informed his son, Varadhanu, "You should inform Brahmadatta, who is in seclusion with the courtesan, about this situation." He informed him, and then, going to the inner palace, he killed a crow, saying, "Whoever else does this, I will punish him." Dirgha heard this news and said to the courtesan, "I am the crow, you are the cuckoo." She said, "This child, what does he know about our nature?" Again, he brought a buffalo and an elephant together and said the same words as before. The buffalo was killed. Then Dirgha thought, "My sin is known by this. He is teaching me by speaking to others." He informed the queen about this thought. Then she said, "This son is being killed. If we are well, we will have many sons." He agreed. Then he married a daughter of a vassal, built a house for her, and gave it to her. Varadhanu, the minister, secretly built a tunnel from the house to the royal garden. On an auspicious day, Varadhanu, with his bride, entered the house. After two nights, the house was set on fire. They escaped through the tunnel and came out through the front gate, riding on a pair of horses. Brahmadatta, wandering the earth, obtained the sovereignty of the world. Varadhanu was appointed as the commander-in-chief and sent to Dirgha. Then Brahmadatta came, captured Dirgha, who was weak, and brought him to his own house. In this way, he conquered the entire six-part Bharat.
Once, while wandering alone in the forest, he was given water by a Brahmin. That Brahmin, knowing that he had attained the position of emperor, thought, "How will he recognize me in a large army?"