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He told the chief minister :
"Mahamantri ! You don't worry. Give orders to the commanders to keep the army ready. I myself will lead them to the battle-ground."
Then he remembered Agnisharma. So he revised his decision :
"But just now I have a very urgent work. When it is over, I will soon get ready for the departure."
After giving orders to the armis, the Commander-in-chief, himself came and
said:
"Your Highness! The people are very much afraid. The aggressors killed the frontier-guards by playing fraud. If there is any more delay, they will enter our city."
The Royal astrologer who was just sitting near the King did calculations and. made prophesy :
