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Chapter Forty-Four
421. When the fierce battle related to Sulochana was pacified, a shower of flowers fell from the five celestial Kalpavriksha trees of heaven. 346. The victory-goddess, born from the victory of Arkkirti, the son of the invincible lord (Bharata), did not belong to Jayakumar's pride, but on the contrary, it brought shame upon him. 347. 'This victory has come from a battle fought at an inappropriate time,' due to this shame, Jayakumar's fame, as if it had been driven away, reached the ends of the directions at that very moment. 348. Just as strong men capture the leader of a herd of wild elephants and hand it over to the king, so too Jayakumar, along with many bound kings, handed over Arkkirti to Maharaja Akampan. 349. Then, scorning the sun-disk situated on the peak of Udayachal, he mounted the huge, intoxicated elephant named Vijayai, whose shoulders were adorned with the ocean of the fragrance of victory, and set out to view the battlefield. 350. Seeing the battlefield from all sides, he was filled with great wonder. He had the dead cremated and made arrangements for the well-being of the living. 351. Thus, Jayakumar, whose glory was manifest, entered the city of Kashi, which was adorned with the splendor of Meghaprabha and others, bringing joy to all. 352. Maharaja Akampan, too, filled with anxiety, arrived in the city with hundreds of princes and kings as fierce as lions, and through skilled men appointed for the purpose, he comforted and reassured the many bound kings and Arkkirti, placing them in their rightful positions. 353-354. Thinking that the destruction of all obstacles is due to the grace of the Arhantdeva, all of them went to the eternally beautiful temple called Nityamanohar to pay their respects. 355. From afar, they all dismounted from their respective mounts, entered the temple with peaceful minds, and circumambulated, praising the Jinenadradev with hymns filled with meaning. 356.