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The story of Bharata and Bahubali
So it was for the later authors to suggest the relation of Rasbha with Bharata, Bahubali, Brahmi, Sundari, Marici and others and create a new version of the story of Rṣabba and Bharata,
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Here I would like to confine myself with the development of the story of Bharata and Bahubali. So other details which have no concern with the story are not noted here in this paper.
In Jambudvipaprajñapti following facts are mentioned: Bharata was the Cauranta-cakkavatti and was residing at Viniya i, e. Ayodhya, Once upon a time Cakkarayana was emerged in his armoury and when Bharata was informed of it he ordered for the celebration in the city for eight days. Then the Cakkarayana proceeded one after another towards Magahatittha, in the cast, Varadamatittha in the south-west, Pabbasatitha in the north-east, Sindhudevl-bhavana in the east, Veyaddhapavvaya in the northeast, Timisaguha in the west, and at all the places the presiding deities accepted Bharata as their sovereign. Then he ordered Susena, the commander of his army to cross the Sindhu river and establish his sovereignty over there in the west, and other places and Susena conquered Simhala, Babbara, Angaloya, Balayaloya, Javaṇadiva, Arabaa, Romaa, Alasandavisaya and many races of Meccha residing in Northern Veyaddha upto the end of Sindhusagara. Then Bharata ordered Susena to open the southern doors of Timisaguha. Bharata entered the Timisaguba with his army and got prepared bridges on the river Ummaggajala and Nimaggajala and crossed the rivers and reached the other end of the Timisguha near its northern doors and he had to fight with the Avada cilayas of the northern Bharata. It was not easy for the Cilayas to conquer Bharata's commander Susena. So they asked for the help from their deities Mehamuha-s Nägakumara-s. Only to please them these deities gave trouble to the army of Bharata but at the end they surrendered and thus Bharata was able to be. come the Lord of northern part of Bharata. And after conquering the land of Cullahimavantapavvaya Bharata on the Usahakuda inscrided as follows:
Osappini imise taiyae samai pacchime bhae, Ahamamsi cakkavatti Bharaho iya namadhijjena | Ahamamsi padhamaraya ahayam Bharahahiyo naravarindo, Natthi maham paḍisattu jiyam mae Bharaham vasam || p. 581
On finding this Nami and Vinami the Vidyadhara kings of Veyaddha mountain also accepted him as Cakravarti and in token of that Vinami presented him with itthirayana and Nami with various types of jewels. Then the Cakkarayana goes towards Gangadevibhavana in the North-east and he becomes sovereign of that part also and procures Nava
