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STORY OE KING RAJASEKHARA OF GUJARAT
Sri Mahavishnu stayed there in the form of Gōpāla, and received Gōpralaya, and Gōbhila after some time in Vaikuntha. The story is found in Agnikalpa... Here Brahma performed penance, and Lakshmi by staying here long, won the hand of Vishnu by her devotion.-(1-22)
A story is then related describing the greatness of River Haridrā:--
In Saurastra (Gujarat) there lived a king known as Rājasśēkhara. Once he went out hunting (23-25). After hunting many a wild animal, the king became tired, and wanted food and water (36-37). Fortunately in an āsrama just in front of him, there lived a sage Yagniśeela, who gave food and water to the king. The King was highly pleased and returned to his capital. After some time, the sage wanted to know whether the king was really grateful to persons who helped him. He immediately took the form of a thief, entered tho treasury of King Rajasśēkhara at midnight, and stole away all the contents therein. While he was coming out of the fort with his heavy burden of stolen articles, the guards found him, tied him with ropes and placed him before the King the next day. The king recognised him as (37-41) the sage that saved him when he went out hunting. But he was so intoxicated with wealth and power that he forgot everything, and after scolding the sage ordered his servant to turn him out of the Capital as a brahmin should not be given capital punishment (41-44). Yagnaseela returned to his āsrama, and from that time the king became insane. He was deposed
