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on being thus addressed by Kșsņa, was delighted, and promised to carry it out); he then entered the capital Aparakamkā, went to Padmanābha, and with his hands folded... upto...having hailed him spoke as follows :-"My lord ! this is my personal courtesy and respect for your Honour! This now--(what I am saying)—is the command of my master which I am merely repeating; with these words, he became furious, touched (lit. walked on the foot-rest (of Padmanābha), and gave him the epistle on the point of a lance... upto...(Krşņa)has forthwith come to the rescue of 'Draupadi." Then Fadmanābha, on hearing those words of the charioteer Dāruka, was beside himself with wrath, and knititng his eyebrows, said to him:-"I shall never hand over Drau. padi to Krşņa, O B.! Here I miarch out, in person, ready for a fight". And then he added :-"I spare youj simply because according to the established practice of kings (lit. the science of polity), an ambassador is not to be put to death,”-and with these words he expelled him by a backdoor, having insulted and disrespected him. Then the charioteer Dăruka, on being driven out in an insulting manner by Padmanabha, went back to Kșşņa, and with folded hands ... said to him :- "Thus, My Lord, at your instance... upto... Padmanabha drove me out." Then Padmanābha called his Commander-in-Chief, and ordered him thus:-"Hurry up, OB, and get ready the best among the elephants." Thereupon, they (make ready and bring it), in accordance with the instructions, advice, ideas, and notions of skilled preceptors. [P. 43] Then Padmanabha, fully equipped...mounted on that excellent elephant, and proceeded to march against Krşņa, When Kṛṣṇa saw Padmanābha approaching, (or advancing), he said to the five Pandavas :—'Well Boys, will you fight against Padmanābha,or meerly witness the fight, (between him and myself)" ? Then the five Pandavas replied to Krsņa: "Sire, we shall fight him, you merely watch the fight." Then the five Pāndavas, fully equipped...with weapons etc., rode in their chariots, and marching against Padmanabha, said (to themselves) :-"Either we or king Padmanābha shall survive'';—and with this resolution they
engaged themselves in an encounter with Padmanābha. Then Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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