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Besides Kanika, Céllaņā-dévi had two more sons named Halla and Vihalla. She had no affection for Kūņika, as he was an enemy of his own father. She had partiality towards Halla and Vihalla. Kūņika was always under the impression that King Śrénika, on account of some one cause or another, was ill-reating him.
In due course of time, Kūņika was married with a royal princess named Padmăvati.
It is said that Ajāta-satru was living at Campā Nagari as a representative of his father. Having imprisoned his father, and having put him to an unnatural death with various torments, he had the entire kingdom of Magadha to himself.
As soon as Kośala-dévî heard that Ajāta-satru had killed his father-King Śréņika,-she died with deep lamentations. On hearing this, Prasénâdi-the king of Kosala and brother of Kośala -dévi-at once confiscated a village of Kāsî . given by Košala-rāj to his sister Kośala-dévi at the time of her marriage ceremony with King Śréņika, and of which village, Ajāta-satru-Kūņika will, now, be the proper claimant. Enraged at this, Ajāta-satru waged a war with Košala-rāja. Several battles were faught, in some of which Ajāta-satru was successful, and in some others Košalarāja was successful. "At last, Ajäta-satru was defeated and taken as a captive, but Kośala-rāja gave his daughter Vajirä in marriage with him, and gave the same village at the marriageceremony, to her.
Ajāta-satru had wars with King Cétaka of Vaišāli in connection with Sécanaka elephant and a divine pearl neck-lace given to his younger brothers Halla and Vihailla by King Śré. nika himself. In these wars with King Cétaka, Ajāta-satru-Küpika was successful, and he destroyed Vaisāli. It is said 96 lac ( 96,00,000) persons were killed in these wars.
Owing to the increasing extent and power of the kingdom of Magadha, Ajāta-śatru became an object of enmity with King
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