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forest and who were appreciative of merits, devotion and repect grew enormously towards hiin; “Oh, this great hermit has abjured desires of this world and is resolutely unattached to his body! His life is successful. It is said,
Even by one, who holds much respect for the opinions of people, an attempt should be made for merits; even to an ignorant man who has given up pride, the merits come up. (46).
On this side, king Purnacandra put Prince Gunasena who had married, on the throne and took his abode in the penance-forest with his wife Kumudini. Prince Gunasena,-at whose pair of feet many vassals fell; who defeated not only the princes on the border of his kingdom but also the princes of many other principalities; whose pure and widely heard fame spread in ten directions; who was devoted to earning three-fold attainments in Dharma, Artha and Kấma;-became a great king [11] As the time went by, he, enjoying royal pleasures, admired by all people, with his queen Vasantasena, happily, came once to Vasantapura; entered the city with grand auspicious ceremonies; was worshipped by the citizens; and went with them to the palace named Viminacandraka, appearing beautiful with the beauties of the rainy season; where the thick columns of smoke from black sandal appeared like the shades of a cloudy day; the lines of jewels glistened like lightnings; the pearl-strings appeared like the showers of rain; the lines of chowries appeared like the lines of flemingoes; the rows of silk-clothes suspended there, bore the beauty of a
