Treasury of Jain Tales

SR No.: 006762
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

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them to go to the city of Dvāravati. He was careful enough to add the instruction that they should bow down to the prominent personalities with their heads bent low and hands folded. Krsna Vasudeva, the ten Dasărhas with Samudravijaya as their leader, the five Mahaviras headed by Baladeva, the sixteen thousand kings under Ugrasena, three and half crores of princes with Pradyumna as their chief, the sixty thousand valiant heroes that have Samba as their leader, the fiftysix thousand mighty men, Balavakas, led by Mahasena and various other kings, princes, courtiers, village heads patriarchs, merchant-magnates tradesmen, commanders of the army and other merchants should be properly greeted and told of the svayamvara of Draupadi, daughter of king Drupada and queen Chulani and the sister of prince Dhrstadyumna would take place in the city of Kāmpilyapura and they should all kindly oblige king Drupada by attending it.
Accordingly, the leader of this set of messengers ordered his personal staff to make ready a four-belled chariot. Then he took his bath and in the company of his troops, who were armed, went out of the city of Kämpilyapura out of the Pañcāla country, crossed the frontiers of the country and went to Saurastra towards the city of Dväravati. When he entered the city, he went to the outer audience hall of Krsna Vāsudeva. He got off his chariot and went on foot towards Krsna Vasudeva and conveyed his king's message in the correct courtly manner. Krsna was exceedingly delighted and after honouring the messenger he gave him leave to go. Krsna then called his servants and ordered them to beat the "Gathering Drum" which was kept in the Sudharma Chamber. When the drum beats reached all over, all the Dasārhas, the fifty six thousand mighty men of Mahasena and all others bathed and decked themselves up in their pomp and glory, befitting their wealth and rank, and came to attend upon Krsna Väsudeva. Krsna himself went to his luxurious bathroom, the lattice work of which was studded with pearls and got himself ready for his journey to Kāmpilyapura. He sat on an excellent elephant that looked like a peak of a mountain of kajjala, and accompanied by ten Das'ärhas and others, he proceeded out of the city of Dväravati, through Saurāstra, towards Pāñcala country. The great army also had many thousand courtesans,