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The two young men went ahead making preparations to win back the lost kingdom. They went to Banaras where king kataka was happy to receive them. He even offered his daughter to Brahmadatta and gave him many horses, elephants etc. Brahmadatta spent some time with his new bride enjoying the delights of the senses.
On the political side, things were happening favourably: many of the old allies of Brahmadatta's father rallied around him and Varadhanu's father, the old minister Dhanu also joined them. Varadhanu was appointed the general of the army and they all marched against Kāmpilyapura. In a desperate fight Brahmadatta killed Dirgha the old userper and this victory was hailed by Siddhas and Gandharvas. They showered petals of flowers from heaven and proclaimed Brahmadatta as the twelfth universal monarch. When he entered his own palace he was hailed with joy by the people of the city and country. He was installed in the sovereignty of a great universal monarch. In the manner of the former universal monarchs he conquered Bharataksetra which consists of six parts. Puspvati as the principal queen headed his whole seraglio into the palace in a procession and joined him.
One day Brahmadatta was watching a dramatic performance which awakened in him a strange deja vu feelings — he thought that he had some time back experienced all that he was now seeing on the stage before him. He fell into a swoon and when he recovered his consciousness, his brother Citra in his former existence came back to his mind and Brahmadatta felt a tremendous desire to meet him. But where could he locate him in the present life? He was sure that Citra must be somewhere so he composed a verse, rather a half of a verse, and declared that any one who would supply the other half of it and complete the verse would get a reward of half of the king's wealth. Varadhanu arranged to convey the king's wish to every one in the kingdom.
The soul of Citra had during the course of this life become the son of a rich merchant who as a devout sage had wandered to Kampilvapura and had taken residence in an adjoining forest called Manorama. There he would practise his meditation in the
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| SR No. | 006762 |
| Book Title | Treasury of Jain Tales |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | V M Kulkarni |
| Publisher | Shardaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre |
| Publication Year | 1994 |
| Total Pages | 468 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 17 MB |