Jain Legend Vol 1

Author(s): Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana

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the camp with the army the emperor broke his second fast and ordered celebration of eight days in honour of the over Lord of Varad ma t rtha.
This way in appropriate manner through observing fasts emperor Bharata brought under his suzerainty the entire land in the north-west quarter and reached close to Prabh sa t rtha. The Lord of Prabh sa t rtha presented gifts to cakravart Bharata.
Due to the effect of the fourth fast when Simdhudev of the Simdhu river bank learnt from clairoyant knowledge (avadhij na) that the first cakravart of Bharata, the emperor Bharata is reaching her for taking over the six parts, she went to the emperor with 1008 bejeweled pots, urns (kumbha) and many kinds of invaluable gems that are difficult to procure.
Thereafter, emperor Bharata moved ahead towards the Vaitādhya Mountain in the northeast. The moment the fifth fast in honour of the Lord of Vaitādhya Mountain was completed the seat of the Vaitādhya Lord started to tremble. He sensed the arrival and objective of Bharata and presented himself before Bharata with 14 kinds of adornments and vermillion tilaka (mark of goodluck on the forehead) for the jewel (str - ratna). Bharata welcomed him, accepted his gifts and bade him farewell.
After some time, Bharata approached the Timisra cave. After completion of the sixth fast the throne of the Lord K tam la, of Timisra, shook. When he realized that emperor Bharata is determined to empower the six divisions (khandas), he came to emperor Bharata with clothes, jewellery, etc. The emperor accepted the gifts of K tam la and sent him off with due respects.
After completion of the sixth ceremony emperor Bharata instructed his chief commander, Su e a, to take the four divisions of the army to conquer the land from the bank of the river Simdhu to the Salt Ocean and Vaitādhya Mountain and bring all the gems, etc from there as gifts.
The chief commander Su e a was famous for his daring, brillianc expertise in all languages, the knowledge of all the secret and indomitable places in Bharata region, expertise in weaponry and scripture, well-versed in economics and polity and was invincible in courage. Coming to the army camp, he left for the river Simdhu along
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