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The Great Purana, the Ganī, is eager to help, and thus he has begun to speak. The noble ones do not turn away from those who seek their help; this is their vow. ||72||
Shreṇika, you have asked this question at a good time. Those who know the right time never fail to achieve their goal. ||73||
In the southern part of Jambudvīpa, in the land of Bharata, there is a vast country called Kurujaṅgala, filled with people of all varnas and ashramas. ||74||
This country is a treasure trove of dharma, artha, kāma, and mokṣa, the four aims of human life. It shines like heaven, or like the chariot of Indra in the heavens. ||75||
In this country, there is a city called Hastināpura, filled with all kinds of wealth, a city that seems to be the ancestral home of Lakshmi, proving the falsehood of her birth from the ocean. ||76||
The king of this city was Somaprbha, who resembled the moon. Just as the moon, with its rays, brings joy to the lotus, and is dependent on the planet Mercury, so too, this king, with his taxes, brought joy to the earth, and was dependent on the wise. ||77||
His wife was Lakshmivatī, a beautiful and devoted wife, who seemed like another Lakshmi, who, without disdain, resided in the chest of her husband. ||78||
Just as victory is born from intelligence and courage, so too, from Somaprbha and Lakshmivatī, was born a son named Jayakumāra, who, from birth, possessed the wealth and fame earned by his virtues. ||79||
Somaprbha had fourteen other sons, beginning with Vijay, who, though equal in number, surpassed their elders in virtue. ||80||
Just as the moon is adorned with beautiful and unique arts, so too,