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The renowned king was passing bis days by sportively holding the earth embellished with villages, towns, castles, and beautiful buildings after laying the great burden of the anxiety of governing the kingdom on his ministers, by conquering wicked petty chiefs who had became unmindful of the terror of death, by founding extensive alme-houses for the purpose of satisfying the wished - for desires of poor and homeless individuals, in erecting beautiful temples with high peaks capable of laughing out summits of Himālaya, in hearing many Sastras explaining Dharma, in devotedly worsbipping the lotus-like feet of the Guru, who was able to remove the mire of sinful action by the necter of difficult religious austerities, in hindering the progress of persons hostile to religion, who are deluding perple by misrepresentation, in respecting virtuous affectionate people or family members, in fearlessly enjoying the happiness acquired by the mass of meritorious actions in previous life, and in his readiness of serving manliness. He was just and polite. His virtuous character was sung by bards who were pleased by his valuable gifts.
Once upon a time, when the king was lying down on his festal couch in his charming bed-chamber decorated with variegated pictures, and when the advent of sleep had slowed down, a strange sentry said in the latter part of the night:
“How cannot those persons, who are adorned with Dikta frut (loitiation into an Order of Monks) by renouncing the plea aures of the world after entrusting their work to their son, who is like the root of the tree of the race of their ancestors, who is like a big elephant in crushing the families of their enemiesand who is the receptacle of many virtuous qualities, acquire Mokşa ATH7 Liberation from evil Karmas in their next life !"
On hearing this, the king thought within himmelf; · It is a thing to be acquired with difficulty. With so many young females and after the lapse of such a long period of time, I
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