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M with Buddha when he shall arrive at the rank of 

 " Avatar; this is the cause of my present affliction ; 

 M but I am even now affected with gladness by his 

 *' presence, as I am herebv absolved f. 3. a all my 

 •' transgressions." The Muni then departed ; and, 

 after five days had elapsed, he assembled four Pandits 

 for the purpose of calculating the destiny of the child ; 

 three of whom divined, that, as he had marks on his 

 hands resembling a wheel, he would at length become 

 a Raja Chacraverti : another divined, that he would 

 arrive at the dignity of Avatar. 



The boy was now named Sacya, and had attained 

 the age of sixteen years 5 at which period it happened 

 that the Raja Chuhidan had a daughter named Vasu- 

 tara, whom he had engaged not to give in marriage 

 to any one, till such time as a suitor should be found 

 who could brace a certain bow in his possession, 

 which hitherto many Rajas had attempted to accom- 

 plish without effect. Sacya now succeeded in the 

 attempt, and accordingly obtained the Raja's daugh- 

 ter in marriage, with whom he repaired to his own 

 place of residence. 



One day as certain mysteries were revealed to him, 

 he formed the design of relinquishing his dominion 5 

 at which time a son was born in his house, whose 

 name was Raghu. Sacya then left his palace with 

 only one attendant and a horse, and, having crossed 

 the river Ganga, arrived at Balucali, where, having 

 directed his servant to leave him and carry away his 

 horse, he laid aside his armour. 



When the world was created, there appeared five 

 flowers, which Brahma deposited in a place of safety; 

 three of them were afterwards delivered to the three 

 T hcurs, and one was presented to Sacya, who 



