Trishasti Shalaka Purusa Caritra Part 4

Author(s): Hemchandracharya, Helen M Johnson
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra

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CHAPTER SEVEN
she was freed from disease and in time bore a daughter, named Viśalyā. A plague of diseases developed in my country, as in yours, and the people became healthy sprinkled by Visalya's bath-water. One day I asked Muni Satyabhutaśaraṇa and he said:
"The fruit of penance in a former birth of Visalyā is the curing of wounds, the removal of darts, and the destruction of disease of people by her bath-water; and Lakṣmaṇa will be her husband.'
Because of the muni's speech the power of Visalya's bath-water was ascertained by myself from right belief and experience, also."
After telling this, Dronamegha gave me Visalya's bath-water and because of it my country became free of disease. I sprinkled you, also, with her bath-water and look! at once the dart became powerless and the wound healed.'
So friendship between Bharata and me arose, lord. Before dawn bring Visalya's bath-water. So, hurry! Hurry! What will you do at dawn? When the cart is broken, indeed, what can the owner do?"
Raghūdvaha assigned Bhāmaṇḍala, Hanumat, and Angada to get Visalya's bath-water from Bharata. They went by car with the speed of the wind to Ayodhyā and saw King Bharata lying on the palace-roof. They sang to awaken Bharata, while in the air. For kings are aroused by some device even in the case of royal business. Bhāmandala was noticed by Bharata, who had awakened, and was questioned. Bowing before him, Bhāmaṇḍala told his business. For there is no preliminary praise of a friend from a friend.
Then Bharata said, "I shall go there and accomplish that," and got into his aerial car and went to the city Kautukamangala. Asked by Bharata for Visalya, Droṇaghana gave her accompanied by a thousand women to be married at the same time. Bhamaṇḍala dismissed Bharata in Ayodhya and came eagerly with Visalya and his