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had a vow that he would break his fast only of a princess of a particular sort would offer hin Kulmasas in particular environments. It is a vow so difficult to fulfil continued for about four months.
During this period the king Shatanik with a large force besie. ged Champānagari at night unwares. King Dadhivaban due to alarm fled away and the Victorious ruler ordered the city to be plundered at will. As body a camel-keeper took away Vasumati the daughter of the king by his union with Padmavati alias Dharini.
How she happens to came to Kaushambi and how she fulfils the vows of Lord Mahavir may be known from other sources,
At the same time it may be recorded that king Dadhivahan with an immense force had beleagured the city Kaushambi of King Shatanika. Shatanika remained inside the wall-guarded city for a long time waiting for to retire but his own army being harassed extremely at a number of places very often and owing to the loss of man- power the king started towards his city. Then Shatanık caused his gates to be thrown open and come out with his forces, and the king of Champa fled away. So the king of Kaushambi took possession of the enemy's elephants, horses and treasuras and came back to him own city.
Besides this, Prasamachandra, the king of Potanpur crowned his prince and he initialed himself into monkhood. From the Mahavir charitra it is clear that a general named Durmukha of King Shre. nik in Rajagraha told Prasanna. Chandra Muni that his ministers conspiring with Dadhivahan king of Champanagri would dethrone the prince. (This seems to have happend in the year 557 B. C. and in 520 B. C. king Dadhivahan was the king of Champa. Dadhivahan after plundering Champanagri had fled away but he returned and took possession of Champa though nowhere there is a reference that he tor': possession of it.
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