BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF THE PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS

Highly elated, she blessed it instantly with face beaming inexplicable joy at his unprecedented humanism.  Later he was born to a famous Vysya named Kalhar to fulfill his ambition. Being a varaprasadi, he was extra-ordinarily brilliant and equipped himself with the adorable wisdom, enshrined in the Vedavedangas together with skills of his profession and community crafts. Before Upanayana - investiture of sacred thread celebrated in his twelfth year symbolizing the dwija status, he become full fledged in his chosen profession. 

And married Kusumamba, the daughter of Manikundala, a noble Vysya with great name. He ruled from Penugonda, his capital, the territory bequeathed to him, and acquired a great name as a loyal feudal baron. Although blessed with wealth, position, health, knowledge and name, he was without santhan - children. He did everything as enjoined in the scriptures, and at long last, with the performance of putra kamesti yaga, he wa blessed with lovely twins - male and female children of unparalleled beauty, piety, nobility and dignity. 

They were given to him as prayed for, and with the monumental sacrifice demonstrated by Vasavi, his darling daughter, he attained moksha along with 101 gotrikas. He left behind a glittering history that lives as long as the Sun retains his heat and light and the moon his fragrant coolness.

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