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The Adipurana states that the journey must be undertaken immediately and the destination is the sea. The commanders urged the soldiers to hurry. (11) "Hurry! The king has departed, and today's camp is far away," the commanders' words stirred the army. (12) "Today we must reach the sea, camp at the gate of the Ganges, and conquer Magadha today, obtaining the treasure of waters." (13) "Today we will see the sea, the sea with its high waves. Today we will cross the sea, with the king's seal of authority." (14) With these words exchanged, the soldiers set out. The sound of the war drums, announcing the departure, filled the sky. (15) Then the army, stretching along the banks of the Ganges, marched on, as if measuring its own length. (16) The army resembled the Ganges, with its waving chowries like the geese on the river, its flags like the herons, and its horses like the waves. (17) The army marched towards the sea, like a second Ganges, for it contained the king, like the geese on the Ganges, and its progress was steady, like the flow of the river. (18) The army had conquered the Ganges, for the Ganges was contrary (filled with birds), but the army was not contrary (always obedient to the king's command). The Ganges was low (flowing towards low places), but the army was high (flowing towards the king, the highest man). The Ganges was trimarga (having three paths), but the army was not trimarga (it had only one path, the king's command). (19)