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he carried a lute in his hand, and was a great lover of music; he was very prominent (or greatly honoured) among the earth dwellers (i, e. men); he was famous for his mastery over the many Vidyadhara-lores like the Samva. rana, Avaraņa, Descending, Flying up in the air), making a man stick to his seat (i, e. Arresting movements) Saņkrāmaņi (or the power of transformation), Abhiyoga, Pradnyapti, the science of flight, Stambhani (making one motionless), and over many other Vidyādhara lores; he was very dear to Rāma and Kes'ava (or Krşņa; he was loved from the very (bottom of the heart by Pradyumna, Pradīpa, S'an; ba, Aniruddha, Nişadha, Unmuka, Sāraṇa, Gaja, Sumukha, Durmukha and by the other Yādavas, as well as by the three and half crores of princes; he was given to praising (others or Yādavas); he was a great lover of quarrels (disputes), fights and turmoils; very keen on (watching) others fighting; always delighted to see hundreds of battles and fights etc.; he was always in search of some fights and quarrels all around him, even at the cost of paying for it; he caused the distraction of mind of the valiant and mighty Das'ārha heroes, who were powerful in all the three worlds; and having invoked the Prakramaņi lore, which was capable of taking him through the air, and across the sky, and looking down at the earth, with its surface steady and motionless, and covered over (lit. decked) with a crowd of the groups of villages, cities, towns, cities surrounded by ramparts, i ed villages, cities having land-routes as well as water-routes, and big trading towns. Then king Pandu saw Kacchulla Nārada coming (towards him), and getting up to receive him, together with the five Pandavas and the queen Kunts, went forth for seven or eight steps in honour to receive him, went round him three times, saluted and bowed down to him, and offered him a rich and precious seat. Then Kacchulla, Nārada sat down upon a seat (of ascetics, which was sprinkl. ed over with water, and spread over with Darbha grass, and inquired about the kingdom... harem...and other things, and regarding the welfare of king Pandu. Then King Pandu, as well as queen Kuntī, and the five Pandavas, respected... upto...waited upon Kacchuila Nārada. But Draupadī did not Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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