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प्राप्तः सन् कवलितः । ततः पुनस्तेन सर्पण गत्वा कर्णोऽभ्यथितो यदुत भूय एकवारं मां शरं कुर्विति । कर्णेन तु कथमहमेकस्यैव द्वितीयं शरं क्षिपामीति दन्नि पुनः शरीकृतोऽसौ । Com.
493. The armour had become a part of his body. When Indra approached him in disguise, asking for this armour as a gift, he gave (quifh37) it to him, having peeled (34977) it off from his body. Although it was thus removed from his body, it appeared as if it was still retained there in the form of the thrill of horripilation through joy for the fact that he could grant this favour to the Brāhmana.'
494. It was in this region that Karna's chariot dug deep into the earth, tearing (GTf73) it down and it was here that people indulged in continuous talks (FEMTOT) about the various great kings and their exploits. 'BeastGTopettaret:, 'continuous, uninterrupted talks.' Cf. 3947704rafaguthCGT: I Waga 30.
Now in a Kulaka of 12 Gathās ( 495-506 ) the Poet describes. the wonderful event of the whole township of Hariscandra being bodily lifted and stabilised up in the heaven, because in this very
region our King got a heavenly palace constructed within one day. . हरिश्चन्द्र, a king of the solar dynasty, was the son of त्रिशंकु and was famous for his liberality, probity and unflinching adherence to truth. On one occasion, his family-priest afho commended his qualities in the presence of fagarfar, who refused to believe them. A quarrel thereupon ensued and it was at last decided that fagarfha himself should test the king. The sage accordingly subjected him to the most cruel test with a view to see if he could be but once made to swerve from his plighted word. The king, however, stood the test with exemplary courage, adhering to his word, though he had to forego the kindgom, to sell off his wife and son, and at last his own self, to a low-caste man and -as the last test, as it were, of his truthfulness and courage- to be even ready to put even his own wifet o death as a witch. fagarfhe thereupon acknowledged himself vanquished and the worthy king was elevated along with his subjects (and their city as well) to the heaven.
495. The whole city was being air-lifted. The people inside the houses came out as far as their balconies and fearfully began looking out, when they saw the sky surrounding them on all sides,
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