Jambuddivapannatti 3.73

3.73

tate ṇaṃ taṃ dharaṇitalagamanalahu tatovviddha lakkhaṇapasatthaṃ himavaṃta kaṃdaraṃtaraṇivāya saṃvaddhiya citta tinisadaliyaṃ jaṃbūṇayasukayakuvvaraṃ kanayadaṃḍiyāraṃ pulaya vaira iṃdaṇīla sāsaga pavāla phalihavara rayaṇa leṭṭhu maṇi viddumavibhūsiyaṃ aḍayālīsārara-iyatavaṇijjapaṭṭasaṃgahiya juttatuṃbaṃ paghasiyapasiya-nimmiyanavapaṭṭa puṭṭha pariniṭṭhiyaṃ visiṭṭhalaṭṭhaṇavalohavaddhakammaṃ haripaharaṇarayaṇasarisacakkaṃ kakkeyaṇa-iṃdaṇī sāsagasusamāhiya baddhajālakaṃkaḍaṃ pasatthavicchiṇṇasamadhuraṃ puravaraṃ va guttaṃ sukaraṇatavaṇijja-juttakaliyaṃ kaṃkaḍagaṇijuttakappaṇaṃ paharaṇānujāyaṃ kheḍaga kanaga dhanu maṃḍalagga varasatti koṃta tomara sarasayabattīsatoṇaparimaṃḍiyaṃ kanagarayaṇacittaṃ juttaṃ halīmuha balāga gayadaṃta caṃda mottiya taṇasolliya kuṃda kuḍaya varasiṃduvāra kaṃdala varapheṇaṇigara hāra kāsappagāsadhavalehiṃ amaramaṇapavanajaiṇacavala- sigghagāmīhiṃ cauhiṃ cāmarākanagabhūsiyaṃgehiṃ turagehiṃ sacchattaṃ sajjhayaṃ saghaṃṭaṃ sapaḍāgaṃ sukayasaṃdhikammaṃ susamāhiyasamarakanaga-gaṃbhīratullaghosaṃ varakupparaṃ sucakkaṃ varanemīmaṃḍalaṃ varadhurātoṃḍaṃ varavairabaddhatuṃbaṃ varakaṃcanabhūsiyaṃ varāyariyaṇimmiyaṃ varaturagasaṃpauttaṃ varasārahisusaṃpaggahiyaṃ varapurise varamahārahaṃ duruḍhe ārūḍhe pavararayaṇaparimaṃḍiyaṃ kaṇayakhiṃkhiṇījālasobhiyaṃ ayojjhaṃ soyāmaṇi kanagataviya paṃkaya jāsuyaṇa jalaṇajaliya suyatoṃḍarāgaṃ guṃjaddha baṃdhujīvaga rattahiṃguluganigara siṃdūra ruilakuṃkuma pārevayacalaṇa nayanakoila dasaṇāvaraṇaraitātirega rattā soga kanaga kesuya gayatālu suriṃdagovaga samappabhappagāsaṃ biṃbaphala silappavāla uṭṭhaṃtasūrasarisaṃ savvouyasurahikusuma āsattamalladāmaṃ ūsiyaseyajjhayaṃ mahāmeharasiya gaṃbhīniddhaghosaṃ sattuhiyayakaṃpaṇaṃ pabhāe ya sassirīyaṃ, nāmeṇaṃ puhavivijayalaṃbhaṃti vīsutaṃ logavissutajaso ahataṃ cāugghaṃṭaṃ āsarahaṃ posahie naravaī duruḍhe|
tae ṇaṃ se bharahe rāyā cāugghaṃṭaṃ āsarahaṃ duruḍhe samāṇe haya gaya raha pavarajoha kaliyāe saddhiṃ saṃparivuḍe mahayābhaḍa-caḍagara-pahagaravaṃdaparikkhite cakkarayaṇadesiyamagge anegarāyavarasahassāṇu-jāyamagge mahayā ukkiṭṭhi sīhanāya bola kalakalaraveṇaṃ pakkhu bhiyamahāsamuddaravabhūyaṃpiva karemāṇe-karemāṇe dāhiṇābhimuhe varadāmatittheṇaṃ lavaṇasamuddaṃ ogāhai jāva se rahavarassa kupparā ullā|
tae ṇaṃ se bharahe rāyā turage nigiṇhaī, nigiṇhittā rahaṃ ṭhavei, ṭhavettā dhanuṃ parāmusai jāva usuṃ nisirai–
parigaraṇigariyamajjho, vāuddhuyasobhamāṇakosejjo |
citteṇa sobhate dhanuvareṇa iṃdovva paccakkhaṃ ||
taṃ caṃcalāyamāṇaṃ, paṃcamicaṃdovamaṃ mahācāvaṃ |
chajjai vāme hatthe, naravaiṇo taṃmi vijayaṃmi ||
tae ṇaṃ se sare bharaheṇaṃ rannā ṇisaṭṭhe samāṇe khippāmeva duvālasa joyaṇāiṃ gaṃtā varadāmatitthādhipatissa devassa bhavanaṃsi nivaie|
tae ṇaṃ se varadāmatitthāhivaī deve bhavanaṃsi saraṃ nivaiyaṃ pāsai, pāsittā āsurutte ruṭṭhe caṃḍikkie kuvie misimisemāṇe tivaliyaṃ bhiuḍiṃ niḍāle sāharai, sāharittā evaṃ vayāsī–kesa ṇaṃ bho! esa apatthiyapatthae duraṃtapaṃtalakkhaṇe hīnapuṇṇacāuddase hirisiriparivajjie, je ṇaṃ mama imāe eyārūvāe divvāe devaḍḍhīe divvāe devajuīe divveṇaṃ devānubhāveṇaṃ laddhāe pattāe abhisamannāgayāe uppiṃ appussue bhavanaṃsi saraṃ nisiraittikaṭṭu sīhāsanāo abbhuṭṭhei, abbhuṭṭhettā jeṇeva se nāmāhayake sare teṇeva uvāgacchai, uvāgacchittā ṇaṃ nāmāhayakaṃ saraṃ geṇhai, geṇhittā nāmakaṃ anuppavāei, nāmakaṃ anuppavāemāṇassa ime eyārūve ajjhatthie ciṃtie patthie manogae saṃkappe samuppajjitthā–
uppanne khalu bho! jaṃbuddīve dīve bharahe vāse bharahe nāmaṃ rāyā cāuraṃtacakkavaṭṭī, taṃ jīyameyaṃ tīyapaccuppannamaṇāgayāṇaṃ varadāmatitthakumārāṇaṃ devāṇaṃ rāīṇamuvatthāniyaṃ karettae, taṃ gacchāmi ṇaṃ ahaṃpi bharahassaranno uvatthāniyaṃ karemittikaṭṭu evaṃ saṃpehei, saṃpehettā cūḍāmaṇiṃ ca divvaṃ uratthagevijjagaṃ soṇiyasuttagaṃ kaḍagāṇi ya tuḍiyāṇi ya vatthāṇi ya ābharaṇāṇi ya saraṃ ca nāmāhayaṃ varadāmatitthodagaṃ geṇhai, geṇhittā tāe ukkiṭṭhāe turiyāe cavalāe jaiṇāe sīhāe sigghāye uddhuyāe divvāe devagaīe vīīvayamāṇe-vīīvayamāṇe jeṇeva bharahe rāyā teṇeva uvāgacchai, uvāgacchittā aṃtalikkhapaḍivaṇṇe sakhiṃkhiṇīyāiṃ paṃcavaṇṇāiṃ vatthāiṃ pavara parihie karayala-pariggahiyaṃ dasanahaṃ sirasāvattaṃ matthae aṃjaliṃ kaṭṭu bharahaṃ rāyaṃ jaeṇaṃ vijaeṇaṃ vaddhāvei, vaddhāvettā evaṃ vayāsī–
abhijie ṇaṃ devānuppiehiṃ kevalakappe bharahe vāse dāhiṇille varadāmatitthamerāe taṃ ahannaṃ devānuppiyāṇaṃ visayavāsī, ahannaṃ devānuppiyāṇaṃ āṇattī-kiṃkare, ahannaṃ devānuppiyāṇaṃ dāhiṇille aṃtavāle, taṃ paḍicchaṃtu ṇaṃ devānuppiyā! mamaṃ imeyārūvaṃ pīidānaṃtikaṭṭu cūḍāmaṇiṃ ca divvaṃ uratthagevijjagaṃ soṇiyasuttagaṃ kaḍagāṇi ya tuḍiyāṇi ya vatthāṇi ya ābharaṇāṇi ya saraṃ ca nāmāhayaṃ baradāmatitthodagaṃ ca uvanei|
tae ṇaṃ se bharahe rāyā varadāmatitthakumārassa devassa imeyārūvaṃ pīidānaṃ paḍicchai, paḍicchittā varadāmatitthakumāraṃ devaṃ sakkārei sammānei, sakkārettā sammānettā paḍivisajjei|
tae ṇaṃ se bharahe rāyā rahaṃ parāvattei, parāvattettā varadāmatittheṇaṃ lavaṇasamuddāo paccuttarai, paccuttarittā jeṇeva vijayakhaṃdhāvāranivese jeṇeva bāhiriyā uvaṭṭhāṇasālā teṇeva uvāgacchai, uvāgacchittā turage nigiṇhai, nigiṇhittā rahaṃ ṭhavei, ṭhavettā rahāo paccoruhati, paccoruhittā jeṇeva majjanaghare teṇeva uvāgacchati, uvāgacchittā majjanagharaṃ anupavisai, anupavisittā jāva sasivva piyadaṃsaṇe naravaī majjanagharāo paḍinikkhamai, paḍinikkhamittā, jeṇeva bhoyaṇamaṃḍave teṇeva uvāgacchai, uvāgacchittā bhoyaṇamaṃḍavaṃsi suhāsanavaragae aṭṭhamabhattaṃ pārei, pārettā bhoyaṇamaṃḍavāo paḍinikkhamai, paḍinikkhamittā jeṇeva bāhiriyā uvaṭṭhāṇasālā jeṇeva sīhāsane teṇeva uvāgacchai, uvāgacchittā sīhāsanavaragae puratthābhimuhe nisīyai, nisīittā aṭṭhārasa seṇippaseṇīo saddāvei, saddāvettā evaṃ vayāsī–
khippāmeva bho devānuppiyā! ussukkaṃ ukkaraṃ ukkiṭṭhaṃ adijjaṃ amijjaṃ abhaḍappavesaṃ adaṃḍakodaṃḍimaṃ adharimaṃ gaṇiyāvaraṇāḍaijjakaliyaṃ anegatālāyarāṇucariyaṃ aṇuddhuyamuiṃgaṃ amilāya malladāmaṃ pamuiyapakkīliyasapurajanajānavayaṃ vijayavejaiyaṃ varadāmatitthakumārassa devassa aṭṭhāhiyaṃ mahāmahimaṃ kareha, karettā mama eyamāṇatiyaṃ paccappiṇaha|
tae ṇaṃ tāo aṭṭhārasa seṇippaseṇīo bharaheṇaṃ rannā evaṃ vuttāo samāṇīo haṭṭhatuṭṭhāo jāva aṭṭhāhiyaṃ mahāmahimaṃ kareṃti, karettā eyamāṇattiyaṃ paccappiṇaṃti|
tae ṇaṃ se divve cakkarayaṇe varadāmatitthakumārassa devassa aṭṭhāhiyāe mahāmahimāe nivvattāe samāṇīe āuhagharasālāo paḍinikkhamai, paḍinikkhamittā aṃtalikkhapaḍivaṇṇe jakkhasahassa-saṃparivuḍe divvatuḍiyasaddasanninādeṇaṃ pūreṃte ceva aṃbaratalaṃ uttarapaccatthimaṃ disiṃ pabhāsatitthābhimuhe payāte yāvi hotthā|
tae ṇaṃ se bharahe rāyā taṃ divvaṃ cakkarayaṇaṃ uttarapaccatthimaṃ disiṃ pabhāsatitthābhimuhaṃ payātaṃ cāvi pāsai, pāsittā taheva jāva paccatthimadisābhimuhe pabhāsatittheṇaṃ lavaṇasamuddaṃ ogāhei jāva se rahavarassa kupparā ullā|
tae ṇaṃ se bharahe rāyā turage nigiṇhaī, nigiṇhittā rahaṃ ṭhavei, ṭhavettā dhanuṃ parāmusai jāva usuṃ nisirai–
parigaraṇigariyamajjho, vāuyaddhūsobhamāṇakosejjo |
citteṇa sobhate dhanuvareṇa iṃdovva paccakkhaṃ ||
taṃ caṃcalāyamāṇaṃ, paṃcamicaṃdovamaṃ mahācāvaṃ |
chajjai vāme hatthe, naravaiṇo taṃmi vijayaṃmi ||
tae ṇaṃ se sare bharaheṇaṃ rannā nisaṭṭhe samāṇe khippāmeva duvālasa joyaṇāiṃ gaṃtā pabhāsatitthādhipatissa devassa bhavanaṃsi nivaie|
tae ṇaṃ se pabhāsatitthāhivaī deve bhavanaṃsi saraṃ ṇivaiyaṃ pāsai, pāsittā āsurute ruṭṭhe caṃḍikkie kuvie misimisemāṇe tivaliyaṃ bhiuḍiṃ niḍāle sāharai, sāharittā evaṃ vayāsī–kesa ṇaṃ bho! esa apatthiyapatthae duraṃtapaṃtalakkhaṇe hīnapuṇṇacāuddase hirisiriparivajjie, je ṇaṃ mama imāe eyārūvāe divvāe devaḍḍhīe divvāe devajuīe divveṇaṃ devānubhāveṇaṃ laddhāe pattāe abhi samannāgayāe uppiṃ appussue bhavanaṃsi saraṃ nisiraittikaṭṭu sīhāsanāo abbhuṭṭhei, abbhuṭṭhettā jeṇeva se nāmāhayake sare teṇeva uvāgacchai, uvāgacchittā taṃ nāmāhayakaṃ saraṃ geṇhai, geṇhittā nāmakaṃ anuppavāei, nāmakaṃ anuppavāemāṇassa ime eyārūve ajjhatthie ciṃtie patthie manogae saṃkappe samuppajjitthā–
uppanne khalu bho! jaṃbuddīve dīve bharahe vāse bharahe nāmaṃ rāyā cāuraṃtacakkavaṭṭī, taṃ jīyameyaṃ tīyapaccuppannamaṇāgayāṇaṃ pabhāsatitthakumārāṇaṃ devāṇaṃ rāīṇamuvatthāniyaṃ karettae, taṃ gacchāmi ṇaṃ ahaṃpi bharahassa ranno uvatthāniyaṃ karemittikaṭṭu evaṃ saṃpehei, saṃpehettā mālaṃ mauḍiṃ muttājālaṃ hemajālaṃ kaḍagāṇi ya tuḍiyāṇi ya vatthāṇi ya ābharaṇāṇi ya saraṃ ca nāmāhayaṃ pabhāsatitthodagaṃ geṇhai, geṇhittā tāe ukkiṭṭhāe turiyāe cavalāe jaiṇāe sīhāe sigghāe uddhuyāe divvāe devagaīe vīīvayamāṇe-vīīvayamāṇe jeṇeva bharahe rāyā teṇeva uvāgacchai, uvāgacchittā aṃtalikkhapaḍivaṇṇe sakhiṃkhiṇīyāiṃ paṃcavaṇṇāiṃ vatthāiṃ pavara parihie karayalapariggahiyaṃ dasanahaṃ sirasāvattaṃ matthae aṃjaliṃ kaṭṭu bharahaṃ rāyaṃ jaeṇaṃ vijaeṇaṃ vaddhāvei, vaddhāvettā evaṃ vayāsī–
abhijie ṇaṃ devānuppiehiṃ kevalakappe bharahe vāse paccatthimille pabhāsatitthamerāe taṃ ahannaṃ devānuppiyāṇaṃ visayavāsī, ahannaṃ devānuppiyāṇaṃ āṇattī-kiṃkare, ahannaṃ devānuppiyāṇaṃ paccatthi-mille aṃtavāle, taṃ paḍicchaṃtu ṇaṃ devānuppiyā! mamaṃ imeyārūvaṃ pīidānaṃ tikaṭṭu mālaṃ mauḍiṃ muttājālaṃ hemajālaṃ kaḍagāṇi ya tuḍiyāṇi ya vatthāṇi ya ābharaṇāṇi ya saraṃ ca nāmāhayaṃ pabhāsatitthodagaṃ ca uvanei|
tae ṇaṃ se bharahe rāyā pabhāsatitthakumārassa devassa imeyārūvaṃ pīidānaṃ paḍicchai, paḍicchittā pabhāsatitthakumāraṃ devaṃ sakkārei sammānei, sakkārettā sammānettā paḍivisajjei|
tae ṇaṃ se bharahe rāyā rahaṃ parāvattei, parāvattettā pabhāsatittheṇaṃ lavaṇasamuddāo paccuttarai, paccuttarittā jeṇeva vijaya-khaṃdhāvāranivese jeṇeva bāhiriyā uvaṭṭhāṇasālā teṇeva uvāgacchai, uvāgacchittā turage nigiṇhai, nigiṇhittā rahaṃ ṭhavei, ṭhavettā rahāo paccoruhati, paccoruhittā jeṇeva majjanaghare teṇeva uvāgacchai, uvāgacchittā majjanagharaṃ anupavisai, anupavisittā jāva sasivva piyadaṃsaṇe naravaī majjanagharāo paḍinikkhamai, paḍinikkhamittā jeṇeva bhoyaṇamaṃḍave teṇeva uvāgacchai, uvāgacchittā bhoyaṇamaṃḍavaṃsi suhāsanavaragae aṭṭhamabhattaṃ pārei, pārettā bhoyaṇamaṃḍavāo paḍinikkhamai, paḍinikkhamittā jeṇeva bāhiriyā uvaṭṭhāṇasālā jeṇeva sīhāsane teṇeva uvāgacchai, uvāgacchittā sīhāsanavaragae puratthābhimuhe nisīyai, nisīittā aṭṭhārasa seṇippaseṇīo saddāvei, saddāvettā evaṃ vayāsī–
khippāmeva bho devānuppiyā! ussukkaṃ ukkaraṃ ukkiṭṭhaṃ adijjaṃ amijjaṃ abhaḍappavesaṃ adaṃḍa kodaṃḍimaṃ adharimaṃ gaṇiyāvaraṇāḍaijjakaliyaṃ anegatālāyarānucariyaṃ aṇuddhuyamuiṃgaṃ amilāya- malladāmaṃ pamuiyapakkīliyasapurajaṇajānavayaṃ vijayavejaiyaṃ pabhāsatitthakumārassa devassa aṭṭhāhiyaṃ mahāmahimaṃ kareha, karettā mama eyamāṇattiyaṃ paccappiṇaha|
tae ṇaṃ tāo aṭṭhārasa seṇippaseṇīo bharaheṇaṃ rannā evaṃ vuttāo samāṇīo haṭṭhatuṭṭhāo jāva aṭṭhāhiyaṃ mahāmahimaṃ kareṃti, karettā eyamāṇattiyaṃ paccappiṇaṃti|

Then, having observed the pauṣadha vow, the lord of men mounted that excellent chariot drawn by horses, outfitted with four bells, undamaged, renowned in the world, whose fame was celebrated everywhere, bearing the name Pṛthivīvijayalambha—a chariot swift in moving along the surface of the earth, well-proportioned, blessed with auspicious marks, fashioned from selected heartwood of the tinisa tree grown in the windless interior caves of the Himavant mountain; having its pole-shaft well made of Jambūnada gold, its spokes of gold, and adorned with pulaka gems, diamonds, indranīla sapphires, sāsaka gems, coral, excellent crystal gems, leṣṭu, jewels, and vidruma; fitted with a hub assembled and bound with forty-eight bands of refined gold; finished smoothly with new leather straps crafted and attached with great precision; with its parts bound with superior, attractive, new iron fittings; having wheels resembling the disc-weapon of Hari; covered with a netting of firmly inlaid karketana, indranīla, and sāsaka gems; with an auspicious, broad, and well-balanced yoke; protected like an excellent fortress; supplied with well-fashioned ornaments of refined gold; equipped with armor fittings and packed with weapons, adorned with thirty-two quivers containing hundreds of arrows, shields, swords, circular daggers, excellent spears, lances, and javelins; decorated with patterns in gold and precious stones; yoked to four horses who were as white as halīmukha fish, cranes, elephant tusks, the moon, pearls, shaved reeds, kunda blossoms, kuṭaja flowers, fine sinduvāra blossoms, water-lilies, masses of fine foam, pearl garlands, and the brightness of kāśa grass—horses that moved swiftly, surpassing in speed the gods, the wind, and the mind, their bodies adorned with chowries and golden ornaments; possessing a parasol, banners, bells, and pennants, its joints skillfully fitted together, producing a deep sound equal to the steady rumble of a battlefield; with excellent fenders, fine wheels, an excellent rim-circle, a fine yoke-front, hubs bound with excellent diamonds, adorned with excellent gold, crafted by master artisans, harnessed with superior horses, steered by an expert charioteer, mounted by a superior hero, decorated with foremost gems, glistening with nets of golden tinkling bells, invincible; displaying a reddish luster resembling lightning, heated gold, a red lotus, the jaba blossom, blazing fire, and a parrot's beak; with a radiance equal to a guñjā berry, the bandhujīvaka flower, a heap of crushed vermilion, red lead, excellent saffron, a pigeon's feet, a cuckoo's eyes, lower lips, the vivid red aśoka tree, gold, the palāśa flower, the palate of an elephant, and the indragopa beetle; gleaming like a bimba fruit, red coral, and the rising sun; draped with garlands of fragrant flowers that bloom in all seasons, bearing an aloft white banner, rumbling with a deep, resonant sound like a massive raincloud, making the hearts of enemies tremble, resplendent with brilliance.

Then King Bharata, having mounted that four-belled horse-chariot, surrounded by excellent warriors mounted on horses, elephants, and chariots, encompassed by a mighty force of armored foot-soldiers, taking the path indicated by the cakra-jewel, followed by thousands of noble kings, filling the atmosphere with loud shouts, lion-roars, clamor, and tumultuous cries as if churning the great ocean itself, headed south and entered the Lavaṇasamudra at Varadāmatīrtha until the fenders of that foremost chariot were submerged in water.

Then King Bharata checked the horses, brought the chariot to a halt, took hold of his bow, and discharged an arrow:

“With his waist girded with a sash, his silk garment fluttering in the wind,
he shone with his wondrous, excellent bow just like Indra visibly present.

That great bow, bending and trembling, resembling the crescent moon of the fifth lunar day,
looked magnificent in the left hand of the king during that conquest.”

Then that arrow, discharged by King Bharata, flew swiftly across twelve yojanas and landed in the palace of the deity presiding over Varadāmatīrtha.

Then that god presiding over Varadāmatīrtha saw the arrow fallen in his palace. Seeing it, he became furious, enraged, violently angered, and indignant; burning with rage, he knit his brows into a three-lined frown on his forehead, and spoke thus: “Who is this wretched person, pursuing the unobtainable, of disastrous and ill-omened marks, born under a waning fourteenth lunar day, devoid of shame and auspicious fortune, who has recklessly shot an arrow right above into my palace, when I have attained, reached, and acquired such divine divine-opulence, divine radiance, and divine majesty?” Saying so, he rose from his lion-throne, went over to that inscribed arrow, took hold of the inscribed arrow, and read the inscription. As he read the name, the following internal reflection, thought, and mental resolve occurred to him:

“Indeed, in Jambūdvīpa island, in Bharata-varṣa, King Bharata has arisen as a cakravartin reigning up to the four ocean limits! It is the established custom for the presiding deities of Varadāmatīrtha—past, present, and future—to offer tribute to monarchs. Therefore, let me also go and offer tribute to King Bharata.” Having considered this, he took a divine crest-jewel, a breast-and-neck ornament, a waist-string, bangles, armlets, garments, ornaments, the inscribed arrow, and water from Varadāmatīrtha. Taking them, proceeding through the air with that supreme, rapid, swift, victorious, spirited, fast, leaping divine celestial motion, he arrived in the presence of King Bharata. Reaching him, standing in mid-air, clad in excellent five-colored garments adorned with tinkling bells, he placed his ten fingernails together in his palms, raised his folded hands to his head, and greeted King Bharata with blessings of victory and conquest, saying:

“Sire! The entire realm of Bharata has been conquered by Your Majesty up to the southern boundary of Varadāmatīrtha. I am a resident of Your Majesty’s realm, a servant obedient to your command, and Your Majesty’s southern guardian of the frontier. Therefore, let Your Majesty accept this gift of affection from me!” Saying this, he presented the divine crest-jewel, the breast-and-neck ornament, the waist-string, bangles, armlets, garments, ornaments, the inscribed arrow, and the water from Varadāmatīrtha.

Then King Bharata accepted this gift of affection from the divine Varadāmatīrthakumāra, honored and showed reverence to the god Varadāmatīrthakumāra, and having honored and shown him reverence, bid him farewell.

Then King Bharata turned his chariot around, returned from the Lavaṇasamudra via Varadāmatīrtha, and reached the camp of victory, arriving at the outer assembly hall. Having arrived, he checked the horses, halted the chariot, dismounted from the chariot, went to the bathhouse, and entered it. Having bathed, the lord of men emerged from the bathhouse looking as pleasant to behold as the full moon. He then went to the dining pavilion, sat upon an excellent comfortable seat in the dining pavilion, and broke his fast of the three-day abstention from food (aṣṭamabhakta). Having broken his fast, he left the dining pavilion, proceeded to the outer assembly hall, went to the lion-throne, and sat down on that foremost lion-throne facing east. Having sat down, he summoned the eighteen guilds and corporations and spoke thus:

“Go quickly, dear ones! Celebrate an eight-day festival in honor of the god Varadāmatīrthakumāra—free from taxes, tolls, and levies, exempt from forced gifts and requisitions, unmolested by soldiers, free from fines and judicial penalties, unburdened by debts, accompanied by the dancing and acting of courtesans, frequented by various stage performers, with uninterrupted drumming of mṛdaṅgas, with unfading flower garlands, with the citizens and countryside folk rejoicing and celebrating merrily, to celebrate our victory! Having done so, report back to me that this command has been fulfilled.”

Then those eighteen guilds and corporations, being thus instructed by King Bharata, glad and delighted, celebrated that eight-day festival, and having done so, reported back that his order was carried out.

Then, when the eight-day festival for the god Varadāmatīrthakumāra was concluded, that divine cakra-jewel emerged from the armory hall, took to the mid-air surrounded by thousands of yakṣas, and filling the vault of heaven with the sound of divine instrumental music, proceeded in the north-western direction toward Prabhāsatīrtha.

Then King Bharata saw that divine cakra-jewel advancing in the north-western direction toward Prabhāsatīrtha. Seeing it, he proceeded in the same manner as before, heading toward the western direction, and entered the Lavaṇasamudra at Prabhāsatīrtha until the fenders of his foremost chariot were submerged in water.

Then King Bharata checked the horses, brought the chariot to a halt, took hold of his bow, and discharged an arrow:

“With his waist girded with a sash, his silk garment fluttering in the wind,
he shone with his wondrous, excellent bow just like Indra visibly present.

That great bow, bending and trembling, resembling the crescent moon of the fifth lunar day,
looked magnificent in the left hand of the king during that conquest.”

Then that arrow, discharged by King Bharata, flew swiftly across twelve yojanas and landed in the palace of the deity presiding over Prabhāsatīrtha.

Then that god presiding over Prabhāsatīrtha saw the arrow fallen in his palace. Seeing it, he became furious, enraged, violently angered, and indignant; burning with rage, he knit his brows into a three-lined frown on his forehead, and spoke thus: “Who is this wretched person, pursuing the unobtainable, of disastrous and ill-omened marks, born under a waning fourteenth lunar day, devoid of shame and auspicious fortune, who has recklessly shot an arrow right above into my palace, when I have attained, reached, and acquired such divine divine-opulence, divine radiance, and divine majesty?” Saying so, he rose from his lion-throne, went over to that inscribed arrow, took hold of that inscribed arrow, and read the inscription. As he read the name, the following internal reflection, thought, and mental resolve occurred to him:

“Indeed, in Jambūdvīpa island, in Bharata-varṣa, King Bharata has arisen as a cakravartin reigning up to the four ocean limits! It is the established custom for the presiding deities of Prabhāsatīrtha—past, present, and future—to offer tribute to monarchs. Therefore, let me also go and offer tribute to King Bharata.” Having considered this, he took a garland, a diadem, a pearl netting, a golden network, bangles, armlets, garments, ornaments, the inscribed arrow, and water from Prabhāsatīrtha. Taking them, proceeding through the air with that supreme, rapid, swift, victorious, spirited, fast, leaping divine celestial motion, he arrived in the presence of King Bharata. Reaching him, standing in mid-air, clad in excellent five-colored garments adorned with tinkling bells, he placed his ten fingernails together in his palms, raised his folded hands to his head, and greeted King Bharata with blessings of victory and conquest, saying:

“Sire! The entire realm of Bharata has been conquered by Your Majesty up to the western boundary of Prabhāsatīrtha. I am a resident of Your Majesty’s realm, a servant obedient to your command, and Your Majesty’s western guardian of the frontier. Therefore, let Your Majesty accept this gift of affection from me!” Saying this, he presented the garland, diadem, pearl netting, golden network, bangles, armlets, garments, ornaments, the inscribed arrow, and the water from Prabhāsatīrtha.

Then King Bharata accepted this gift of affection from the divine Prabhāsatīrthakumāra, honored and showed reverence to the god Prabhāsatīrthakumāra, and having honored and shown him reverence, bid him farewell.

Then King Bharata turned his chariot around, returned from the Lavaṇasamudra via Prabhāsatīrtha, and reached the camp of victory, arriving at the outer assembly hall. Having arrived, he checked the horses, halted the chariot, dismounted from the chariot, went to the bathhouse, and entered it. Having bathed, the lord of men emerged from the bathhouse looking as pleasant to behold as the full moon. He then went to the dining pavilion, sat upon an excellent comfortable seat in the dining pavilion, and broke his fast of the three-day abstention from food (aṣṭamabhakta). Having broken his fast, he left the dining pavilion, proceeded to the outer assembly hall, went to the lion-throne, and sat down on that foremost lion-throne facing east. Having sat down, he summoned the eighteen guilds and corporations and spoke thus:

“Go quickly, dear ones! Celebrate an eight-day festival in honor of the god Prabhāsatīrthakumāra—free from taxes, tolls, and levies, exempt from forced gifts and requisitions, unmolested by soldiers, free from fines and judicial penalties, unburdened by debts, accompanied by the dancing and acting of courtesans, frequented by various stage performers, with uninterrupted drumming of mṛdaṅgas, with unfading flower garlands, with the citizens and countryside folk rejoicing and celebrating merrily, to celebrate our victory! Having done so, report back to me that this command has been fulfilled.”

Then those eighteen guilds and corporations, being thus instructed by King Bharata, glad and delighted, celebrated that eight-day festival, and having done so, reported back that his order was carried out.