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Vai rava a. Vai rava a got r mat married with pomp and splendour to Brahmadatta. There, the king of Magadha's minister Subuddhi got his daughter Namd married to Varadhanu. This way both friends started to live happily in R jag ha. Shortly, tales of Brahmadatta's courage and beauty spread across homes all over Bh rata. This way, staying in R jag ha, making money and fame Brahmadatta started for Varanasi with Varadhanu, so that he may make necessary preparations to reclaim P mc la kingdom from king D rgha.
When the king of Varanasi heard the news of the arrival of his dear friend Brahma's son Brahmadatta, he came to welcome him filled with love and brought him into the royal palace with great honour. Seeing an appropriate moment he got his daughter Ka akavat married to Brahmadatta and also gave him his army with four divisions as dowry.
Hearing the news of Brahmadatta's arrival at Varanasi the king of Hastin pura Karu adatta, the king of Bh m, Pu pac laka, the Prime Minister Dhanu, etc came with their respective armies to Varanasi. Gathering all the armies together, Brahmadatta made Varadhanu his army general and started his journey towards K mpilyapura to attack king D rgha. When D rgha came to know of this he sent a message to the king of Varanasi not to break his friendship with him as 'we were not five friends but like five brothers'. You were given the kingdom and family of Brahma for safekeeping and protection. The way you have betrayed your brother-like friend, that is an unpardonable crime. Brahmadatta has come on his own to reclaim his kingdom. It is better for you to give him his kingdom back.
D rgha too, gathering all his strengths, came to the battle-field to fight Brahmadatta. There was fierce battle between the two armies. At first D rgha's side seemed to have an upper hand, but when Brahmadatta started attacking with fierce weapons, D rgha's army became disabled. Brahmadatta won over many of the soldiers of D rgha's army tactfully to his side. In the end, there was a duel between D rgha and Brahmadatta. After a long duel, too, there was no knowing who was winning and who was losing. Both warriors seemed invincible for each other. It was a matter of surprise that a bad man full of bad deeds such as D rgha could also be such a fine and brave soldier.
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