Trishasti Shalaka Purusa Caritra Part 6

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

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CHAPTER ONE became a Tridaņdin living for forty-four lacs of pūrvas, and after death became a god in Mahendra with a medium life-term.
He fell and, after he had passed through births, became a Brāhman, Sthāvara, in Rājagsha. He became a Tridaņņin living for thirty-four lacs of pūrvas, and after death became a god in Brahmaloka with a medium life-term. After he had fallen from Brahmaloka, he passed through many births. Verily, infinite births result from one's karma.
Incarnation as Visvabhūti (86-107)
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Now, there was a king named Viśvanandin in Rājagsha. By his wife, Priyangu, he had a son, named Viśākhanandin; and the king had a younger brother, named Visakhabhūti, who was crown prince. The crown prince had a wife, named Dhāriņi. By good karma acquired in former births, Marici's soul was born as Visvabhūti, son of Viśākhabhūti by Dhāriņi. -
When Viśvabhūti had grown up, he was playing ( one day ) with his harem in the garden Puspakarandaka, like a young god in Nandana. But Viśākhanandin, the king's son, who wished to play, stood outside the garden. Slave girls, who had gone for flowers, et cetera, saw the two in this situation. When Priyangu learned about it from them, angered, she went to the anger-house.16 At her desire the king had the marchingdrum beaten. The king said deceitfully to the assembly:
“The vassal, Puruşasinha, is arrogant. Therefore, I shall go to conquer him.”
When he heard this, Viśvabhūti, guileless, came from the garden, stopped the king (from going) from devotion and made the march himself. When he had gone and seen that Purusasińha was obeying orders, he returned and went to the garden Puspakarandaka.“ Viśākhanandin is inside," the gatekeeper told him; whereupon he reflected, “I was enticed from Puşpakarandaka by a trick."
16 91.
A room for an offended queen.