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## Thirty-Second Chapter
The commanders, eager and fully prepared, awaited the Emperor's departure. [1]
The courtyard of the King was filled with elephants, horses, chariots, and foot soldiers. Even the forests of Vijayardha mountain were overflowing. [2]
Mounted on his victorious elephant, surrounded by noble kings, the Emperor shone like Indra on Airavata, surrounded by the gods, as he set out for victory. [3]
The army of Bharat, moving slightly westward, was compressed by the commander onto the purified path, as if it had itself attained purity. [4]
Just as the purity of the monks ascends the steps of the excellent Gunasthanas (the eighth, ninth, and tenth steps of the Upasama or Kshapaka श्रेणी), so too did the Emperor's army ascend the श्रेणी of Vijayardha mountain, adorned with excellent steps. [5]
There was a cave called Tamisa, equal in length to the width of the mountain, eight yojanas high, and twelve yojanas wide. It held two vajra-made doors, each six yojanas wide, as tall as the cave itself. The door frame was adorned with precious jewels, radiating brilliance. The cave was graced by the flow of the Sindhu river emerging from its base. No one could open it except the commander, who had already opened it, and it had become calm, cooled by the release of its inner heat. Though it was as ancient as the creation of the world, it appeared as if it had been made by someone. [6-9]