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citizens, and he was anolated with one hundred and eight Kalasas amid great pomp. King Narasimha, giving paternal advice to Nara-Vikrama Kumāra said:- " Dear Son! Although you are an ocean of justice, politeness, truth, and a multidude of other gem-like qualities, it is my duty to give you some advice. This royal wealth is, like blindness without the formation of cataract; intoxicating without wine-drinking, and it is like darkness impenetrable to the rays either of the Sun or of the Moon. You should, therefore, act in such a way, that the fame of our family resembling the whiteness of the Moon, may not be stained; that the tree of our valour flourishing since a long time may not be broken; that the lotus-like morality of our family may not get withered; that roguish persons may not become up restrained; that the public misy not become estranged; and that your subjects may not be made miserable by the burden of heavy taxation. O Son by acting in accordance with my advice, you will be able to secure all your wished-for objects according to your will in this world, and you will be happy in your next life."
54. Soon after giving advice to the Kumāra, King Narasimba went to Ācārya Mahāraja Sämanta-bhadra Sūri. Now Klag Nara-Vikrauna had a big palanquin capable of being carried by one thousand persons, made ready for the dīksă of King Narasimha. After a bath, King Narasimha, putting on various ornaments on his body, sat on the palanquin. Strong persons having put on clean clothes and excellent ornaments, carried the palanquin. Then, King Narasimha, having gone out of the town with great pomp, while giving valuable gifts to the poor and needy persons, with musical instruments of various kinds playing melodiously, being praised by bards, with songsters singing merrily, amid the enchanting sound of suspicious songs of females of the town, and amid elaborate dancing of dancinggirls, went to the Acărya Mahārāja, and having come down from the palanquin, and going three times round, be knelt at the feet of the Guru Mahārāja and with an anjali (closed palms in the
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