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acy, would eat only once, would sleep on the ground, and would refraim from taking betel-leaf.
Reso lving in that way and embracing Adiswara Bhagavān with great devotion, the great minister proceeded to attack Sramar the Lord of Soratha and the message for peace was not accepted there was a fierce fight. Atlast Samara rāja was defeated and instalking his son on his throne, the minister Udayana brought the country under the sovereinsety of Kamarapāla.
But it was not destined by the Goddess of Fate that Udayana should have the gratification of doing the work of uplift ment of 'Satrunjaya with his own efforts. He could achieve victory in the battle but on account of the wounds on the body caused by weapons etc. on the battle field, he began to experience acute pain on the way while returning. The pain being increased, he fainted even, and after using suitable drugs he was again brought to consciousness. Then the ‘Mantri' was reminded of his vow with the result that he laid a deep sigh with a troubled mind. The warriors who had accompanied him were highly astonished at this. They thought, “How is it that the person who roared like a brave warrior on the battlefield and woudend there with his life kept in his hand was afraid of such disease ?" They could not even imagine what made him so nervous. It was beyond their power to imajine why the brave Udayana who faced death was trembling at the approach of death. Atlast gathering themselves together, when they asked the great minister the reason of his sighs, he said, “ Brave warriors, I am not in the least afraid of death, but as I have failed to achieve the four things during my life-time, I am greatly pained by it. Being entreated by the warriors to disclose the matter he mentioned the
things: -
following
(1) On the holy Mount Śatrunjaya a new
should he constructed in place of the old
temple of stones one.
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