Bhojaprabandha 73_209

73_209

Then, in due course, five hundred scholars—led by Vararuci, Bāṇa, Mayūra, Rephaṇa, Hara, Śaṅkara, Kaliṅga, Karpūra, Vināyaka, Madana, Vidyāvinoda, Kokila, and Tārendra, skilled in all the śāstras and all omniscient—adorned the royal assembly of the illustrious King Bhoja. Such being the case, once when King Bhoja, the crest-jewel of poets, lover of poetry, and beloved friend of brahmins, was seated on his throne praised by the assembly of scholars, the doorkeeper came forward, bowed, and reported: 'Your Majesty, some scholar stands at the door.'