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The gods built a grand palace in a beautiful garden. Parshva Kumar stayed in that palace. In the morning he called his emissary and said—“Take my message to the Yavan king."
The emissary came to the Yavan king and said after greetings—"I am the emissary of Parshva Kumar, the son of king Ashvasen a friend of king Prasenjit."
The Yavan king stared at him—"What brings you here? To surrender for fear of a battle?"
The emissary (with a smile) —“O Yavan king ! Ordinary animals play around in the jungle only as long as a lion does not come to the jungle and roar. You should know that Shakrendra himself comes and bows before Parshva Kumar and seeks his kindness. Parshva Kumar is very kind. He does not want to shed even a drop of blood. He has compassion both for a friend as well as a foe."
The Yavan king—"Emissary ! Stop this worthless praise. Only cowards talk of kindness and compassion. If your master is brave tell him to come to the battle field."
Emissary—"He is already in the battlefield. Just one unstoppable arrow from his bow is enough to devastate your whole army. But you are being given a chance. If
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