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The thirty-first chapter: Like the life force of a forest, the beings were greatly agitated. After a long time, they returned to their places when the army's agitation subsided. ||31||
Then, after a short distance, the army went into the forest and stopped near the fifth peak of the Rupyadri mountain. ||32||
Then, in that forest, where the trees were swaying gently in the breeze, the army commanders, by the king's command, set up the army's camp. ||33||
The soldiers freely took up their lodgings on the slopes of the Vijayadrip mountain, where clusters of flowers were falling on their own and where the forest was dense with thick branches. ||34||
The lodgings of the soldiers were beautiful, without effort, being located near the banks of the lakes and in the midst of the arbors. ||35||
"Entering the forest is the cause of detachment," only a fool would say, for their entry into that forest was leading to an increase in their attachment. ||36||
Then, knowing that the king was staying there according to the rules, the lord of the Vijayadrip mountain, the god Vijay, came to see Bharat, like a Magadha king. ||37||
He shone like another Vijayadrip mountain, with his crown like a peak, his neck adorned with garlands like waterfalls, and his wristlet shining like the mountain's ridge. ||38||
He was adorned with white garments, garlands, and white sandalwood paste, and he shone like a conch shell, a treasure trove of jewels. ||39||
He approached the emperor with great haste, paid his respects, and the emperor, the wielder of the discus, offered him a comfortable seat. ||40||