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else is pleasant to the eyes was given to her by the king calling out her name. With all these, being pleased in mind, he bestowed his daughter upon the son-in-law. Many jewels were soon given and the princes were dressed by the king. The foremost king was then sent off by the lord of men. The king got ready a boat. The doomsday of all vicious kings and protector of the earth got into the boat. It shone forth shaking with the fluttering banners. It sailed in water by the help of the wind. Thousands of other smaller boats were filled entirely with crowds of people. They moved like the celestial cars on earth, fulfilling the desire of moving in water.
9. As the boats sailed in water furnished with decorations and tents, the king saw a large fish as if he had come upon the essence of the sea, as if Visnu was sporting in that form, as if the sea was seeing the royal fortune. In height it was sixty Yojanas and in breadth half of this. Sixty-seven feet long it stood covering the ocean. Like the Mandara in water, immeasurable it shone forth jumping up and dipping in. Moving on slowly (at first), the monster came up running through wrath. Seeing it running the kings instantly stopped the boats. The kings being terrorstricken, stopped all the boats, as if they were rendered motionless by the the power of an incantation by some wicked deity.
10 Seeing that fish and setting aside his equanimity, irresistible and hostile, fastening the wrestling tie and drawing out the sword, leaving the boat and rushing forth with rage, the king in an instant furiously made a jump, and swimming, reached where the monster-bodied fish was. Placing himself inside its belly and killing the fish he cut off its protective parts and split its skin. Swimming on to clear water the hero became invisible. The king was taken away by an irresistible Khecara woman. Seeing him carried away and having thought about it, the good warriors instantly made a jump into the sea feeling distressed. The whole water was ruffled, the boats clashed against each other, piteous cries of woe went forth and all people were perturbed with sorrow on account of him.
11. When the lion amongst men, of blooming face fell in water, all people, with pervading sorrow, were very much alarmed. The good wife
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| SR No. | 034918 |
| Book Title | Karkanda Chariu |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Kankamar Muni |
| Publisher | Karanja Jain Publication |
| Publication Year | 1934 |
| Total Pages | 364 |
| Language | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari |
| File Size | 33 MB |