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The fight between Brahmadatta and D rgha was going on and everyone was watching almost like statues with intense attacks and counter-attacks when a heavenly cakra jewel appeared in the sky with a thunderous roar and lightning with an indescribable brightness, almost blinding everyone, which circumambulated Brahmadatta thrice and settled itself on the space about a hand's length higher on his right side. Brahmadatta held the cakra on the forefinger of his right hand and swirling it with speed, hurled it at D rgha. Within a split second, D rgha's head fell to the ground. The victory sounds of various armies on the victory of righteousness and end of bad deeds resounded all over. Brahmadatta entered K mpilyapura with great ceremony. His mother Culan
derstood her unrighteous deeds, even though late, and renouncing the world, left the city even before the entry of Brahmadatta. Seeing an opportune moment the subjects of P mc la held the coronation ceremony of Brahmadatta with happiness and gaiety.
As soon as he sat on the throne of K mpilyapura, he sent for his nine wives from their respective homes. He managed the kingdom as a
ovincial king for 56 years and thereafter, with the strength of his fourfold army, started for a victory campaign over the six regions of Bh rata. After many battles and intense struggles of sixteen years, he returned to K mpilyapura and unfurled his victory flag over the entire Bh rata thus becoming the Lord of fourteen jewels and nine treasures, with all the prosperity of a cakravart emperor.
One day he was immersed in enjoyment with his many queens and dear ones when a female attendant presented a grand and attractive bouquet of flowers to him. The flower vase of colourful flowers had very life-like and attractive swans, peacocks, deer, and other birds and animals. Brahmadatta was watching that beautiful flower vase enchanted and intensely when he got a feeling that he had seen such a flower decoration before. Through single minded reflection, h and poha, and his knowledge obscuring karmas becoming weak, he began to see clearly his life. Unconscious, Brahmadatta fell on the ground.
On seeing Brahmadatta fall unconscious, all the dear ones present there became worried and anxious. With due medication when he regained consciousness; the picture of his past life picture would emerged in his mind and he became unconscious again. For a long time Brahmadatta
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