Lalit Vistara

Author(s): Rajendralala Mitra
Publisher: Asiatic Society

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LALITA-VISTALA.
the cast for the promotion of prosperity, the Chakravartí rájá follow it with all his army, and wherever it halts, there does he likewise bait with all his forces. Thereupon all the provincial rajás of the cast receive him with offerings of silver dust in golden vessels, or of gold-Jast in vessels of silver, saying, "lan, () Deva! thou art welcome; all this is thive
this rich, "tensive, prosperous, flourishing, lcantiful and populous kinglom : thou hast, conquering, cained it; may it ever continue thiuc." The anointed Kshatriya king and lord Blonll then this address the provincial chiefs: “Virtuously rule ye these provinces, destroy not lise, nor resunc what has been giveu. Act not fraudulently through temptation; nor utter what is falsc. It in sinful to conyer him who sues for mercy, therefom do it not; nor do yo approve of the vicivus." Thus when an anointed K batriya king has conquerel the cast, bathing in the astern soa, he crosses the same. When the wheel, having crossed the eastern sea, proceels southwards through the atmosphere, he, follows it with leis army, and like into the rat conquer the south; and as the south, 60 clocs he conquer the west and the north ; then, bathing in the northern sen, returns throngh the atmosphere to his metropolis, and sits an invincible monarch in the inuer recessos of his place. This dues a Chakravartí rájá acquire the Chakraratne or the jewel of #1 wheel.
How does it (hakravartí rájá attain unto the TI asta-ratra or the most precious clephat? For the anointed Kshatriya king described alive, the precious elephant appears like onto the wheel :- white clephant, sound in wind and limb, of docile temper, capable of travelling through the atmosphere, belecked with gollen crests, banners and ornainents, and housed in golden networks ---Bonni by name, the noblest of elephanta. When the king desires to try such an elephant, let him, at exurly duwu, mount it, and, travelling over the great earth to the brine of the ocean, return to his metropolis, intent on justice, and then will he be able to appreciate its value.