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Mountain. He found that all the four sides of the mountain were filled with names of the king of the past and there was hardly any space there for Bharata to write out his name. He however wruta his name there and thus completed his conquest of the six continents of the Bharata varsa. Gods praised him on the occasion. He proceeded further along the foot of the mountain Himavanta and in due course arrived on the banks of the Ganges. The deity of the Ganges then appeared before Bharata, bathed him with her waters, offered him Presents by way of tribute and was then sent away duly honoured by him in return. He then came to cave Timisă of the Vaitadhya mountain and asked his general to strike open its gates as before and halted there for six months. God Natta mali who used to stay there, came and paid tributes to Bharata. The cave however did not become passable to Bharata, when his ministers told him that his maternal uncles, Nami and Vinami, lived on the slopes of the mountain as lords of the Vidyadharas, and it was on their account that Bharata could not proceed further till they allowed him passage. Bharata then sent messengers to them who told them to pay tribute to Bharata, if not as kings, at least as his relatives. Both of them agreed to do this and paid homage to Bharata. The Kagapi gem then produced light with the help of which the army was able to proceed. Then Bharata came to the mountain Kailāsa where the Jina, his father, was practising penance. On seeing him he offered him prayers. ]
2. 116 augOTT, a posture in which left knee is placed on the ground and the right knee is half bent with its top up. This posture enables the archer to discharge the bow with the greatest possible force. . 4. 96 freuats, well-defined, clearly written, readable. 16a o force fa4g etc. he who lives under or abides by the command ( of Bharata ) (a lone) can live, the other will surely die.
6. 15 THE ñfou, the earth is like a wanton lady who would not mind going with the father and after him with the son.
7. 126 # TH f og 498, who will, like you, put his name, i. e., write his name, on the moon ? It was considered to be the highest glory to write one's name on the moon. 18 #IT TË, you are like yourself, i. e., there is nobody who is like yourself.
12. 5-14 The passage compares the river, of, and the ax or army, both called by a common name a feuit, by a series of expressions bringing out their common characteristics.
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