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He started considering himself unconquerable with this "Mah 1 Kam aka' and 'Ratham sala' weapons and desired to become a cakravart. Lord Mah v ra was staying in Camp's Prabhadra caitya. He went there and said – “Lord, will I become the victor of the six divisions of Bharataa and become a cakravart ?" The Lord said – "No, there are only 12 cakravart s in the present avasarpi half-cycle. It is impossible for you to be one." He then asked – “What are the indicators of a cakravart ?” The Lord said – “They had fourteen divine jewels such as cakra, etc. K ika found out all about the jewels from the Lord and returned to his palace.
He had full faith in the Lord but at the same time, he had also seen the amazing miracles of his weapons. He got jewels made from the artisans and with fasts, etc, and all the weapons, he left for establishing rule over the six divisions. He reached Timisraa cave after conquering many kingdoms and attacked its doors, after observing a fast. The doorkeeper of the cave asked - "Who is it?" K ika replied - "Cakravart A okacandra." The doorkeeper said – “Impossible! Twelve cakravart s have already existed." K ika replied – "I am the thirteenth." Angry at this the doorkeeper god fumed and K ika was burnt to ashes. After dying, he went to the sixth hell. In spite of being a devotee of Lord Mah v ra, on account his selfishness and greed, he skipped the path and went to doom.
K ika remained Lord Mah v ra's devotee and follower throughout his life. Though Dr. Smith writes that the Buddhists and Jains both call Aj ta atru their follower but the claim of the Jains is stronger. K ika's real name was A okacandra or Emperor A oka.
King Ud yana
Among the foremost of devotees and followers of Lord Mah v ra, such as re ika, K ika, Cetaka, King Ud yana also belong this category. He was a popular king of Simdhu-Sauv ra kingdom. The capital of this kingdom was V tabhaya city, which was large, beautiful and prosperous in everyway. Prabh vat was the queen King Ud yana Abh cakum ra was their son. Ud yana's nephew Ke kum ra too used to live with him. King Ud yana had great faith in the words of Lord Mah v ra. He was a 12-vowsfollower of Mah v ra. Once king Ud yana was in his fasting
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