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be mounted his horse named 2 Kamalāmélaka, and ba. ving taken the gem-like sword as black as the pith of the blue-lotus and irresistible everywhere, from the hands of Priya mitra Cakravartin, he completely impeded on ward march of the barbarians who had gathered to gether in mullitud 23 round the army. Briefly speaking the barbarians attacked by the commander, became terror-stricken and they ran away to their respe. ctive abodes like the darkness by the light of the Sun, and like snakes by the eagle. They then toek away their sons, wives, and other valuable ay ticles with them, on account of fear of death, and they went away to other bideous localties.
Then, leaving aside all their engagements, they went to the bank of the river Sindhu (Indus) and becoming perfectly naked, they fasted for three days keeping their faces high up towards the Sun and carefully meditated on their family-gods #9 Megbamukba who had helped them in reducing the strength of their enemies on previous occasious, At the end of three days fasting, with the shaking of their respective thrones, the gods appeared on ihe spot and remaining in the vault of the sky they said “ Why are we remembered ?" The barbarians replied " We are defeated by thd army of the enemy, vanquish thera fore, the entire army of our enemy for our welfare." The gods said " He is a Cakravartin named Priyamitra. Even Indra him self is not able to destroy him. It is very difficult to defeat him. However, simply for your welfare, we will molest them a little " The_gods, them disappeared and creating a mass of clouds they began to pour constant showers of torrential rains for seven days.
On seeing this annoyance of constant rains, Priyamitra Cakravartin rubbed gently with his hands the excellent refa Carmd-ratna, and it suddenly expanded to an extent of twelve yojanas all around. The whole army of the Cakravartin was Comfortably accomodated on the divine leather. An excellent umbrella a little more than twelve yojanas in extent, orname. nted, with ninety-nine thousand gold-sticks, adorned with various
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