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In the morning when the march was to be resumed, a divine chariot landed from the sky. It was driven by four white horses and was dazzling like the divine chariot of the sun god.
A driver with divine weapons stepped down from the chariot and paid homage to Parshva Kumar—"Please accept homage of the charioteer of Saudharmendra."
Parshva Kumar raised his hand to bless the driver.
The driver—"Sire ! My master Indra conveys that you are extremely powerful, mere touch of your finger is enough to shake the three worlds and you don't need any help from any quarter. However, out of his devotion for you my master has sent this divine chariot fitted with divine weapons. Kindly alight this divine chariot."
Parshva Kumar sat in the chariot. Like the chariot of the sun god, this divine chariot also moved above the ground. It was followed by large contingents of elephants, horses, chariots and foot soldiers on the ground. The large army camped on arriving outside Kushasthal.
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