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as eternal, they engage themselves in pursuits involving the destruction of living beings. Besides, O king! there are several other individuals, however, who having acquired all their desired articles of daily enjoyment, as well as, of occasional enjoyment, having superme authority associated with great prosperity over the entire world, and who even being engrossed in worldly pleasures, hear religious sermons at the feet of religious preceptors and renouncing the world, take Diksi like Narasimha or bis highly meritorious son Naravikrama-rājā associated with the superior prosperity of the two kingdoms obtained by highly virtuous deeds. Only such persons are honoured in this world, Their heroisin is so prominent that the account of their life, so amusing to the public, is praised in the whole world."
On hearing this, the king inquired “O Lord! Who is Narasimba; and who is his son Naravikram? How did he attain Diksă after having abandoned the kingdom of two regions. Please give me a detailed description of everything. I am very curious to know it.
The Ācārya Mahārāja then said; listensa
Account of King Narasimha and his son
50 In a town named artat Jayanti, which was the chief city in my Kurudesa which was free from te "rors of naigh bouring kings, and which was full of multitudes of people, there was a very powerful king named Narasirhba with a spotless fame spreading like the Moon, who was fully equipped with big elephagte, horses, and brave warriors, who was like an Indra in Amaravati #creat (the city of gods ) and whose lotus-like feet were saluted by enemies conquered by his matchless prowess.
He had a queen named CampakamalāTata who was his principal queen, who would discard the full disc of the Moon by the loveliness of her face, who would defeat a royal swan by her. graceful movements, whose feet were elevated like a tortoise and were smooth and red like a red lotus, who was,
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