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HARIVAHANA'S CEREMONIAL ENTRANCE INTO THE VIDYADHARA CITY CALLED GAGANAVALLABHA(pp.230-241):鈥擲amaraketu approached the prince, saluted him and, having been duly greeted, he took his seat near him. Presently a female attendant brought the news to the prince that a chamberlain was waiting for her with a message from Patralekha, who had heard about her decision to commit suicide. The princess immediately left and they heard the following Arya verse being repeatedly sung by somebody : "O Royal Swan, delighted as are at royal_ the sight of the/female swan, you, you have indeed forgotten about entering the lotus garden. Hence your delay even though the time, is running out :" Prince Harivahana explained to Samaraketu that, as he was going shortly to be coronated as the emperor of the Vidyadharas, the bard was reminding him of the approaching auspicious moment

206 and bidding him to make haste. Both of them, then, mant mounted a female elephant and, preceded by a procession of the Vidyadhara princes mounted on horses, they set out in the northern direction and came to the Vidyadhara city called Gaganavallabha, where, being greeted cheerfully by the citizens, they went to the royal palace, entered the royal mess and took their lunch in the company of the Vidyadhara princes, who were sitting in their respective seats. After the lunch, they passed their day in the drawing room and offered their evening prayers. in the evening they enjoyed a wonderful conversation with the vidyadhara chieftains for sometime and retired * the sleeping chamber, where Prince Harivahana enquired of Samaraketu about his journey. The latter related all about it and both slept soundly. The next morning they all went to the outskirts of the city and visited/the gardens, lakes, temples and returned. At midday they ascended on the top of the Vaitadhya mountain. From there they were enjoying the sight of the heaven, the middle and the lower worlds with all their continents, rivers, forests and inhabitants, when a panegyric sung out a verse drawing the attention to the fact that it was Prince Harivahana himself who was the most worthy of all the kings

207 (bhubhrtah) and hence the most worth sight to see rather - O than the natural environment of the mountains(bhubhrtah). The idea appealed to Samaraketu who immediately asked Harivahana how all that had come about. Prince Harivahana, then, began to narrate his story. THE FLYING ELEPHANT CARRIED HARIVAHANA TO THE VIDYADHARA REGION (pp.241-244):鈥�(Refer the incidents on pages 183-187 of the Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala ) xx It is a long and wonderful story. At that time in your very presence, when I mounted that elephant and the elephant-drivers could not fetch me a hook, the beast ran to the forest, crossed the valley of the mountain and travelled some distance so long as he was followed by the soldiers and other pursuants. When they were left far behind due to the intervening dense forest, he, being slowed down and interrupted in his speed by the rough stony path, at once flew into the sky and gathered great speed. Very much surprised at this, and enjoying the sight of the mountains, the rivers and the lakes, and sometimes being almost burnt by the heat of the Sun-rays, sometimes being protected by the shadows of the clouds, and some-. times being cooled by the winds, when I reached near the region on the top of Mount Ekasriga and saw nearby, before me, the Vaitadhya range, I thought that this ele-

208 phant seems to be possessed by some demon or goblin who w wisjes to carry me away under duress and overpower me in order to avenge some offence which I might have committed to him in my previous birth. It has come a long way, and before it carries me too far, I must restrain him. As I took out my dagger, the elephant roared terribly and fell headlong along with me into the waters of the Adrstapara lake. I, for myself, swam out of the waters and cleansed my body, and garments, of the mud sprinkled by the elephant, whom I did not see again.