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MADHURAVIJAYA M
 
unbroken line of succession, the king enjoyed the
immense pleasures befitting his royal rank yet with
complete detachment.
 
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73. Like Lakṣmi to Nārāyaṇa and Pārvati to
Śankara, queen Devāyi was to the king the chosen
 
consort.
 
74. Though the king had other wives also, she
alone became the object of his love and regard, even as
Rōhiņi to the moon among celestial luminaries.
 
75. The brave king who was pleasing like the full-
moon to the eyes of the people of Karnāṭa dwelt along
at the city of Vijaya and enjoyed the delights of his
youth with her who was his heart's beloved.
 
Thus ends the first canto of Virakamparāya çaritam
called Madhurāvijayam, composed by Sri Gangā Dēvi.
Obeisance to Goddess Minākṣi !