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"Non, in the neighbourhond or Hastinapur, there lived a band of robbers headed by ore Samanta Singha who was in notorious charactui Hc had made himselí a source of terror to the people of that kingdom, and the crown-prince italapadma gave orders for his immediate arrest But all efforts to take him into, custody failed in the meantime, reports C.374 that the robbers had looted a iery well-to-o zillage and molested the merchants He had er en braten up the guards which was a nacked challenge to law and orde. Ini the wake of this tragedy, the crown-prince announced a suitable reward to anyone who would help in the arrest o: the robber chief, alne or dead
"Namuchi accepted the challenge and responded to the announcement The prince nas happy. He gave him 100 selected men to help him The wrole group secretly moved out onc day and reached the neighhourhood of the robber's den at about sun-sct The chicf had no prior information and lay alone, and was killed in his sleep. The head was at once taken out and placed before the prince. Th. prince received the minister in deep embrace and was going to give him a reward, but the minister declined, saying be would take it later
"Once Queen Jwala organised a car festival and a Jina image was carried in procession At this, Queen Lakshmi organised a riyal procession in which a Hindu deity was placed on the chariot The processions were organised outside the city. As they reached the city gate, there cropped up a controversy as to which procession would precede in entering into the city As none was ready to yield, the king ordered that none of the processions should move inside tbe city, but must terminate at the park outside
"This the crown-prince took as an affront to his own mother, and he fled his kingdom The minister Namuch joined with him in his excursions Mahapadma conquered many kingdoms with the help of the minister and became
