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'of the SUKRITASAMKIRTANA of AṚISIMHA
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19. "When evil councellors opposed thee, this strong one made thy accession the means of repaying my favour for ever.
20. "His son is Lavanyaprasada, whose arm, brandishing the sword -one would think it was his tongue- prepares to destroy his enemies in fight."
23. If thou make this ornament of the sphere lord of all (sarveśvara) thou wilt become the husband of Fortuna and rest in happiness like Vishnu in the Ocean.
24. He has a son Viradhavala, who for the sake of the battle wishes to perform again the oath of the descendant of Bhrigu (Parasurama) to destroy the Kshatriya-race.
27. "Give this strong-armed one, whose shining toe-nails have become jewels on the heads of hostile kings, the rank of heir to the throne (yauvarajya), and thyself wilt rule yet a long time.
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28. Still more! save thou the Jaina-faith which helped me to attain unhindered to the fields of heaven, and which now almost sinks into the Kali-( period).'
29. When the king heard this, he embraced smiling the lotus-feet (of the god) as if he wished to hold in his hands the Fortuna that lives in the water-lilies.
30. Honouring him graciously, the god, lovingly attached to him, laid his hand which resembled the Lotus, the house of the Kamala, on his head.
31. When in the morning the sound of the trumpet announced the sunrise to the ruler of the world, sleep, which closed his lotus-eyes, departed, like the night which closes the eye-like water-lilies.
32. When the prince saw with astonished gaze the light of the lamps, (he said. :. There is indeed visibly a god!' and then quickly he left his bed.
33. Then the husband of the earth, who had accomplished the duties of the ,morning, visited his hall, whose thick buttresses of jewels streamed forth rich splendour.
35. The ruler caught sight of the devoted barons among the company, shining like sparks of their courage.
36. The father and the son whom the god pointed out, the king anointed lords over all, with his eyes which were like nectar-jars.
III. 37. Thereupon the king directed joyfully this gracious speech before the nobles to Lavanyaprasāda:
38. Through thy father, the terror of his enemies, I was set up (as king) in this kingdom; do thou therefore increase my diminishing prosperity.
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39.Accept from me, thou great in war, the rank of a lord over all; Viradhavala, who shines in virtue, shall be my successor. "
40. Thus requested by the king, himself worthy to be entreated in a matter in which they ought to have been the suppliants, the two spake joyfully: Your Majesty's command is law to us.'
41. Laying his hollow hands together as if he held in them the fluttering Butterfly (Fortuna), Viradhavala turned again towards the husband of the earth (and said):
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