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their indulgence in women, gambling, hunting, drinking spirit- uous liquors, and so on, and strongly advised him to avoid even the thought of them from entering bis mind. He then pointed out to his son the necessity of conducting himself so well that even the fickle Lakshmi should become pleased to abide with him for ever. Finally, he told the prince that a large number of the powerful generals (samanta-rajas) of the kingdom would, through his own influence, show subordination and good will to him (Kampana) and be ever ready to serve him faithfully. W'ell furnished as he was with elephants, horses and men, his father directed him to give full scope to his pro- wess and also showed him the direction in which the prince could exhibit his own vast skill in arms, the power of his army and the loyalty of his generals. The Dravida chief, named Champaraya, ruling over the Tundira-mandala (the Tondai- mandala) was first recommended to receive the warlike attention of the ambitious prince and after subduing that chief, Kampana was to make Kanchipura bis head-quarters, till a propitious time should come, when he could be able to attack and conquer the Vanyarajas further south and the Turushkarajas reigning at Madhura. The prince Kampana very much appreciated the valuable advice given him by his father and, resolving at once to carry it out faithfully, he declared his intention to all the generals under him and ordered them to make themselves ready to start out the very next day. He then embarked on his expedition for the conquest of the south. When the next day dawned, Kampana, having attended to the usual ablutions of the morning, directed the commander of his forces to march the armies towards the south. No sooner was the order given than the battle drums began to resound everywhere. Thousands of elephants with carpets on their backs, horses fully caparisoned and men protected in their mailed coats, gathered together. The infantry consisted of men of various countries and carried the different weapons named the kripana, the karpana, the prasa, the kunta, and the kadanda; the generals of the army, men of high birth and