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the town of Vardhamana pura in due course of time. There he came near the river named Végavati, with the ground of her banks uneven and marked by deep pits and emall hillocks filled wich lare quantities of fine eand, and the bed of the river full of deep mice with very little water on it. The carts went along the sandy path and the drivers were able to take the carts half the way, with great difficulty, while avoiding the gust of wind on both sides, and holding the bullocks by their mouths as if they where obedient sages, and also pushing the wheels of the carts unward by removing the sand from the path by means of large shovels, but as the river was hard to be crossed and as the bullocks were greatly fatigued by long journey, and also as the carts were filled with heavy load the drivers also, became immensely tired. The bulloks, diregarding the blows of heavy whips, began to fall down prostrate on the ground one by one in large numbers. Dhana-déva was extremely disappointed and all his followers became immenselly bewildeed,
Dhanadeva being placed in a awkward position, then, remembered that there was an excellent bullock in the caravan who was powerful enough to cross over the rugged road The bullock was immediately worshipped with flower and yoked to a cart. He readily carried the cart filied with eavy load through the most difficult passage, by means of his cunningless strength without the least insteadiness, as if in a sport, and brought it to the other bank of the river. Being yoked to one side of the pole of the cart, with some one of the remaining bullccks on the other saide, the brave bullock was able to pull all the five hundred carts safely over the difficult road. What cannot be accomplished by faithfulness? Under the strain of excessive exertion the beart of the bullock was ruptured and he fell down heavily on the ground vomiting quantities of blood, On seeing the deplorable condition he was immensely greved and so leaving aside all his important bussiness, he at once called a physician. The animal was given carelul medical treatment and nursing, and Dhanadéva remained in constant attendence on him as if he were a friend or a brother.
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