Sahajanandaghana Gurugatha

Author(s): Pratap J Tolia
Publisher: Vardhaman Bharati International Foundation

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was manufacturing in the Fort. No outside person was knowing what was going on inside the Fort. Nobody had the right to have entry in that Fort. Not even that of going out. That Fort was being strictly guarded days and nights by very confidential and trust-worthy Sentinels."
I asked - "Cobra, you did not mention at all what weapon you had manufactured"Sheelakantaka" or "Rathamoosala"?"
The Cobra looked around for a while and then went on telling slowly-"There is no harm in disclosing this to you today. Neither Basakkar nor Kunik is alive today. I had manufactured both the weapons "Sheelakantaka" and "Rathamoosala...."
I in turn interrupted in between only- "You! You had manufactured both of these weapons! I have read about these weapons also. Then your name is worth-inscribing in Golden Letters on the pages of the history, but how we people have forgotten you! You had prepared such an extra-ordinary Throwing Weapon before 2,500 years which had imbibed such an energy not even in ordinary stones, but also in the dry grass that they killed the lives of humans! you are only the Founding Father of the First Iron Tank which was used in the past First World War. That machine-operated Iron-Chariot of yours had crushed down the Vajjis. The Arrow, the Bow, the
Page 7 Barshi, the Gada and the Tomar etc. could not do any harm to yourself. weapon".
The Cobra said "The same thing was said by Ajat Shatru Konik to me after the victory in the War, what you have said just now. He had honored me by decorating my body with abundant Golden ornaments. He had said..... "The victory has become possible because of you only in this War. Now the dream of Magadha has been fulfilled. I have transformed the Kingdoms of Mallaki & Lichhavi into Smashanas (cemetaries) and now have unhurled the flag of victory of Magadha on the cemetery. That Republic has been destroyed. Nobody can prevent now, the voyaga of victory of Magadha Empire."
The Cobra stopped for a while and then continued further -"I am thinking today where does exist even the Magadha Empire? It also has melt with dust like the Republics of Mallaki and Lichhavis. But that day it was neither the Shreya (welfare good) nor Preya (beauty & liking), the way I have taken the same for granted. I had not been able to understand it at that time, the same was understood only on that day, when I was contemplating upon the Destroyal by watching it in the Smashana (cemetery). My heart had turned upside down and was greatly broken by seeing that disaster. The decorated Golden Ornaments on my body were biting me as if like