He walks on the earth with dancing pose, glorious in beauty like Cupid.
On seeing him all the kings are pleased and also (Yudhishtra) the king of king.9.150.
Vina, Ven Mridang, Bansuri and Bheri are being played.
Innumerable Muj, Toor, Murchang, Mandal, Changbeg and sarnaaee
Dhol, Dholak, Khanjari, Daph and Jhaanjh are also being played.
Big bell and small bells resound and innumerable modes of music are created.10.151.
Kettledrums when played produce unlimited sound and innumerable horses neigh.
Wherever the horse named Sri Barn goes, the army chiefs follow him.
Whosoever chains the horse, they fight with him and conquer him.
He who receives them, he is saved, otherwise one who confronts, is violently killed.11.152.
All the king were conquered by sending the horse in all the four directions.
The horse-sacrifice was thus completed, it is very great and marvelous in the world.
Various types of materials were given to the Brahmins in charity.
Also many types of silken clothes, horses and great elephant.12.153.
Many gifts and unaccountable wealth was given in charity to innumerable Brahmins.
Including diamonds, common clothes, silken clothes and many loads of gold.
All the great enemies were horrified and even Sumeru, the king of mountain trembled on listening the details of charity.
Fearing that the Chief Sovereign may not cut him into bits and then distribute the bits.13.154.
Moving it throughout the country, the horse was ultimately killed in the sacrificial place
Then it was cut into four pieces (parts).
One part was given to the Brahmins, one to Kshatriyas and one to women.
The remaining fourth part was burnt in the fire-altar.14.155.
After ruling this Dvipa for five hundred years.
These sons of king Pandu ultimately fell in the himalayas (neither-world).
After them Parikshat, who was most beautiful and mighty, (their grandson, the son of Abhimanya) became the king of Bharat.
He was man of boundless charm, a generous donor and a treasure of invincible glory.15.156.
This is the end of the Second Sacrifice in the book entitled SRI GYAN PRABODH.
Here begins the Description of the Rule of the King Parikshat :
ROOAAL STANZA
One day the King Parikshat consulted his ministers
As to how the elephant sacrifice be performed methodically?
The friends and the ministers who spoke gave the idea
That abandoning all other thoughts, the elephant of white teeth be sent for.1.157.
The sacrificial altar was constructed within eight kos
Eight thousand ritual-performing and eight lakh other Brahmins
Eight thousand drain of various types were prepared.
Through which the continuous current of the clarified butter of the size of the elephant-trunk flowed.2.158.
Various types of kings from various countries were called.
They were given many gifts of various types with honour,
Including diamonds, silken clothers etc., horses and big elephants.
The great Sovereign gave all the things highly decorated to the kings.3.159.
In this way he ruled there for many years.
Many eminent enemies like the king Karan were conquered alongwith many of their precious belongings.
On one day the king went on a merry-making trip and hunting.
He saw and pursued a deer and met a great sage.4.160.
(He said to the sage) “O great sage! Please speak, did the deer go this way ?”
The sage did not open his eye nor gave any answer to the king,
Seeing a dead snake, (the king) raised it with the tip of his bow
Put it around the neck of the sage then the Great Sovereign went away.5.161.
What did the sage see on opening his eyes? He was frightened to see the snake (around his neck).
There he became very angry and the blood oozed out form the eyes of the Brahmin.
(He said:) “He, who hath put this snake around my neck, he will be bitten by the king of snakes
“He will die within seven days. This curse of mine will ever be rure.”6.162.
Coming to know about the curse, the king was frightened. He got and Abode constructed.
That palace was constructed within the Ganges, which could not even be touched by air
How could the snake reach there and bite the king?
But within the due time, the king snakes came there and bit (the king).7.163.
(The king Parikshat) ruled for sixty years, two months and four days.
Then the light of the soul of the king Parikshat merged in the light of the Creator.
Then the great king Janmeja become the Sustainer of the earth.
He was a great hero, headstrong, ascetic and adept in eighteen learinings.8.164.
The end of the Episode of King Parikshat.The Rule of King Janmeja begins :
ROOAAL STANZA
Born in the house of a king, the great king Jammeja
Was a great hero, headstrong, ascetic and adept in eighteen learnings.
Being enraged at the death of his father, he called all the Brahmins
And engaged himself in the performance of the snake-sacrifice in the zest of his mind for Dharma.1.165.
The sacrificial pit was constructed within one kos.
After preparing the fire-altar, the Brahmins began to recite mantras methodically.
Millions and innumerable serpents came to fall there in the fire.
Here, there and everywhere resounded the strain of victory of the pious king.2.166.
The snakes measuring one arm’s length, two arms’ length, and there, four and five arms’ length