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147 palace; the ladies of the palace were frightened, and Magadha's men were unmanned, but the chief burst into a rage, “While I am your king, who dares to send this arrogant message. “ I shall break the arrow and the villain's pride !" The eldest lady said, "Patience, O King! There are men taller than the tallest. Do not be hasty. Find out who sent this, and then do the needful. Moreover, while we were in the Vide has for Jinapuja, we have heard it said several times by the holy sages there that now in this age in Bharatakshetra there will be Tirthamkaras and Chakravartis. This is no common arrow, nor the sender a common fellow. Do not the letters indicate that he is the Chakravarti ? Now, Magadha, you will do well to make peace with him. Treat the arrow with respect. Go forthwith and kneel before the Chakravarti's feet. It is foolish to go against the tide. The son of Puruparamesvara, in his final birth, Chakravarti—is Bharata. Who can equal him ?" Magadha's pride was quelled. He worshipped the arrow, put it in an ornamental plate, and went up to Bharata in all pomp and humility, and prostrating before him, asked his forgiveness. He presented to him all the precious things of his country. Rejoiced at such respect, Bharata took leave of him kindly and returned to the camp followed by his own hosts and those of the subdued.
Thereafter the army moved to the Southern Sea and encamped near the entrance called the Vaijayanti-dvara, entered the salt sea, and brought tribute from those on the banks of the Sindhu, the Chakravarti having had tough work with, Prabhasamara.
The victorious army afterwards marched towards Vijayardha. There the Chakravarti sat in a fine garden by the mountain Vijayardha Kumara came to him and paid homage; and said, "I live here in the central kuta, according to your orders. It is my duty to do the Vijayabhisheka to the Chakravarti that arrives here." So he celebrated the Vijayabhisheka. Thence the army reached the silver mount where they camped for some days. The tributary princes of the tracts between the rivers Ganga and Sindhu came and paid homage
North Vijayardha remained to be visited, when Kritamala Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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