Uttara Kanda, Sarga 103

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Yudhājit, the king of Kekaya, having heard of the arrival of Bharata as the Commander-in-chief of his army, was highly pleased together with Gārgya. (1)

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He, the lord of Kekaya, and Bharata set out accompanied by a large army and quickly reached the capital of the Gandharvas. (2)

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Bharata and Yudhājit accompanied by the rapid action warriors reached the city of Gandharvas with the army and attendants. (3)

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Those Gandharvas, possessed of great power, and desirous of war came out, shouting war cries every where. (4)

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Then there ensued a great battle enough to cause horripilation for seven nights in a terrible form, and yet none came out victorious. (5)

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Rivers with streams of blood, having crocodiles in the form of swords, arrows and bows, and carrying the corpses of men, gushed forth on all sides. (6)

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Then Bharata, the brother of Śrī Rāma, highly enraged directed the most terrible weapon of death, Saṁvarta by name, towards the Gandharvas. (7)

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Struck by the mighty Saṁvarta, as if bound by the noose of death, they the Gandharvas, three million in number, perished in a moment. (8)

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Even the gods did not remember a battle so fierce in which those mighty Gandharvas were killed in a moment. (9)

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On all of the Gandharvas being killed, Bharata, the son of Kaikeyī, founded there two great and prosperous cities and he installed Takṣa on Takṣaśilā in the Gandharva-Deśa and Puṣkala on Puṣkalāvata in the territory of Gāndhāras. (10-11)

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Having fully established the two above—named cities, filled with wealth and gems, beautified by gardens, trying each other to excel through competitive spirit, both extremely lovely and rich with fresh business, abounding in pleasant groves and carrier vehicles and well-planned with markets, both great cities, beautifully decorated with mansions and many lovely Vimānas (palaces), adorned with attractive temples of worship, made lovely with the Tālas, Tamālas, Tilaka and Vakula trees. In five years, Bharata the younger brother of Śrī Rāma, the descendant of Raghus, possessed of long arms, the son of Kaikeyī, returned to Ayodhyā. (12—16)

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Having bowed to Śrī Rāma, the noble descendant of Raghu, who was as if he were another Dharma (Law)—incarnate, as Indra bows to Brahmā, the graceful Bharata narrated to him how the great battle with the Gandharvas was fought and how were founded the two cities, too. Hearing him, Śrī Rāma, the descendant of Raghu, was highly pleased. (17-18)