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## Chapter Thirty-One
Thus, the army, like the creatures of the forest, became extremely restless. After the turmoil subsided, they returned to their respective places after a long time. ||31||
After that, the army traveled further into the forest and stopped near the fifth peak of the Vijayardha mountain. ||32||
Upon their arrival, the army commanders, following the king's orders, established their camps in the forest where the trees swayed gently in the breeze. ||33||
The soldiers, at their own will, set up their camps on the slopes of the Vijayardha mountain, where the dense forest was adorned with falling showers of flowers and thick branches. ||34||
The camps of the soldiers were naturally beautiful, located near the banks of lakes and amidst the groves of creepers. ||35||
Foolish men say that entering the forest is a cause for detachment, but it is actually a cause for increasing attachment for these soldiers. ||36||
Knowing that the king was staying there according to the rules, the lord of the Vijayardha mountain, Vijayardha, a god like the Magadha gods, went to see Bharat. ||37||
He was adorned like another Vijayardha mountain, for just as the Vijayardha mountain is high with its peak, so too was he high with his crown-like peak. Just as the Vijayardha mountain has waterfalls cascading down, so too did he have garlands hanging down his neck like waterfalls. And just as the Vijayardha mountain has a shining middle part, so too did he have a shining bracelet on his arm. ||38||
He was adorned like a standing conch shell, wearing white clothes, garlands, and white sandalwood paste, and carrying a treasure of jewels. ||39||
He approached the emperor with great haste and bowed to him with respect. The emperor, the wielder of the discus, offered him a comfortable seat. ||40||