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## Verse 176
**43.** Seeing the courtyard, which was muddy with the spittle and rutting water of the horses and elephants that had come as gifts for the king, and which looked as if it had been sprinkled with water, the messenger was very pleased.
**44.** Having been informed of the events by the chief gatekeepers, the messenger approached the king, who was seated on his throne.
**45.** With his broad chest, his tall crown like a peak, he appeared like a single mountain for the sport of the goddess of victory, Lakshmi.
**46.** Wearing a wide forehead band, adorned with a band, he appeared as if he were wearing the auspicious wedding garland of the goddess of victory.
**47.** Holding a strong arm like the beam of a balance, which had weighed the glory of all kings, and which bore the weight of the entire earth.
**48.** Although he possessed the beauty of a lotus in his face and the splendor of a blue lotus in his eyes, he was not of a mixed breed, nor was he a reservoir of water.
**49.** He possessed a very vast mind and chest, which were the permanent abode of the goddesses of speech, Saraswati, and wealth, Lakshmi.
**50.** He was constantly engaged in protecting his subjects and in cultivating the group of virtues that bore great fruit, both in his own body and in the minds of the great.
**51.** With the brilliance of his shining ornaments, he seemed to be anointing all directions with the fire of his prowess.
**52.** With a face like a moonstone, beautiful feet like a ruby, and a body as strong as a diamond, he was shining.
**42.** Seeing the path through the market, which was being trampled by the feet of the people, the messenger began to consider the piles of jewels there as treasures.