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[3] Here in Jambudvipa, in the country of Bhārata, there was a city named Mākandi; it was devoid of irreligion; it was free from the blemishes of the time; it was without calamity; it was the residence of the goddess of political wisdom:
In which even the swans, engaged in descending into the wells of a number of mansions, danced to the jingle of anklets, caused by the playful movements of ladies intoxicated with wine; (1)
In which the class of men was of straightforward disposition, of sweet speech, with its mind set on religion, calling first and full of love. (2)
[4] There (ruled) a king named Kalameha, who crushed his proud enemies and established well the order for religion and non-religion. There was also a merchant there named Bandhudatta, who was very much respected and who was the crestjewel of the merchants of the whole city. He turned his face away from another's wife and not from the solicitations ( of the needy); he was ungreedy of another's wea
