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Cullahimavantapavvaya Bharata on the Usahakuda inscribed as
follows:
osappini imise taiyae samai pacchime bhae
ahamamsi cakkavaṭṭi bharaho iya nāmadhijjeṇa |
ahamamsi podhamarāyā ahayam bharahāhivo ṇarayarindo natthi maham paḍisattū jiyam mae bhāraham vāsam II p. 581
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On finding this Nami and Vinami the Vidyadhara kings of Veyaddha mountain also accepted him as Cakravarti and in token of that Vinami presented him with itthirayana and Nami with various types of jewels. Then the cakkarayaṇa goes towards Gangadevibhavana in the northeast and he becomes sovereign of that part also and procures navaṇihis and returns to Viniya, his capital city and celebrations for coronation are held.
Once he was looking in the mirror his ideas took turn towards the purification of the soul and he became omniscient. So he became a monk, travelled to Atthavaya mountain, took the sallehaṇā and was liberated.
IV Mahabharata, etc.
The Mahabharatas
As regards Rsabha, in the Mahabharata we find that in the assembly of the Rsis of Brahma there is one named Rsabha (II.11, fn. p. 57). Significant is the mention in the Mahabharata of the Rsabhatirtha in the country of Kosala (III. 83.10) which according to the Jainas was ruled by Rsabha. Further a king named Rsabha is also mentioned in the Mahabharata (VI. 10.7).
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As regards Bharata, in the Mahabharata, the story of Bharata, the son of Dusyanta and Sakuntala is found (I. 62-69). This Bharata was the Cakravarti according to the Mahabharata and the name of our country Bharatavarsa is due to this Bharata and not due to Bharata, the son of Rsabha (1.69.49).
Vişṇupurana and Srimadbhāgavatapurāṇa
The Vedic version of the story is found in the Vişņu (VP) and the Bhāgavata (BP) purāņas. According to VP (4. 2. 11) and BP (9. 6. 4.) the dynasty of Iksvaku begins with Iksvaku, who was born through
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