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kingdom of Jayam Vardhana Nagara. The king was extremely pleased, and he made these persons contented by giving them more wealth than they ever expected to get Then, the king sent Buddhi-Sagara and other ministers for the purpose of bringing back Nara-Vikrama Kumāra to him. After a continuous journey for several days, they reached Jaya-Vardhana Nagara. On hearing the news of the arrival of the ministers, NaraVikrama Kumara accompanied by a number of attendants, went personally to receive them. The ministers were made to enter the town with great pomp. King Nara-Vikrama respectfully honoured them as he would his own father, and at a suitable opportunity, he inquired about the object of their arrival there. The ministers replied; O Kumāra I The king is desirous of having diksi (renunciation of worldly pleasures and adoption of ascetic life ) and he is thinking of entrusting the burden of governing the kingdom to you. He has, therefore, sent us here with the object of taklog you to him.” King Nara-Vikrama installed his elder son on the throne in his stead and, accompanied by his army, he went with the ministers and reached the outskirts of Jayanti Nagari in due course of time On bearing the news of the arrival of Nara - Vikrama Kumārs there, King Nara. simha accompanied bv his Queen Campakamāla went a long distance to receive him. As soon as Nara-Vikrâma Kumāra saw bis father coming to him, he was greatly delighted and getting down from the elephant, and going there with the ministers, he prostrated himself low at the feet of his parents By seeing Nara-Vikrama Kumăra after a long time, his parents were extremely delighted and with an alfectionate embrace, they made him sit on their laps, King Nara-Simba inquired about the Kumar's health, and after some time both of them went to their respective palaces. When asked, the Kumāra narrated all the account commencing with the time of his leaving his father's capital town. Experiencing much delight by meeting with each other after a long interval, they passed their days happily,
One day King Narasimha told Nara-Vikrama Kumāra :
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