In English
On the chariot, along with , were also travelling his disciples and . Behind the decorated chair on which was sitting, was holding a diamondstudded umbrella giving shade to . While was thus travelling, he forbade from giving any help. Nevertheless, sent a large retinue to make arrangements on the way. While passing through each country, the king of that country welcomed and in due course, reached . The king of was surprised by the strength of and gave a number of gifts to . The citizens of , as soon as they learnt that the battle of was over, were expecting ’s return to . They were preparing to receive . Like a young child looks anxiously to get into the embrace of the mother, the citizens of , the young children of and the of were all looking forward to the return of . As the young calf which keeps on yearning for the mother cow as the day draws to a close, the people of were yearning for the return of . All the , unable to bear the separation from , had given up their food, had given up decorating themselves and were anxiously moving about looking for the return of . As a poor man who is hungry cries out for food, the were crying out for . When the citizens of were in this condition, approached and sounded his conch. As soon as this sound was heard, the earth shook, the mansions shook and all the people jumped in joy. In one moment the whole of was smiling. The chariots and horses were already in full preparation and they all went to receive . All the elders, , , and went to the city frontiers. They were waiting outside in order to welcome . The royal roads of were overflowing with people. The women were standing on the terraces of the mansions and shedding tears of joy. On the roads and in the crowds, the victories of were being praised. As soon as he reached his mansion, he was welcomed with . He was received with great joy.