Bharat Chakravarti Diwakar Chitrakatha 035

Author(s): Jinottamsuri, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Mahavir Seva Trust Mumbai

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BHARAT CHAKRAVARTI
Bharat and Bahubali both got down from the elephants, discarded their armaments and came face to face in the middle of the ground.
First was the staring contest. They looked without blinking into each other's angry and gaping eyes. Before the end of the day Bharat blinked.
It appeared as if two giant pythons were entwined and tumbling around.
Then voice contest followed. Bharat roared like a loin. It appeared as if the sky was trembling. The echo reverberated in the mountains around. The army scattered.
Bahubali won the staring contest.
Two to three times again Bharat roared but was defeated. This was followed by wrestling and the two mighty pounced
at each other.
Then they jumped high like agile apes.
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After this, Bahubali roared. It appeared as if a cataclysm had struck and the earth had split.
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