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In a moment, in every direction. 14. Those three brothers there, Having achieved victory from that; Puffed up with pride, quickly, They gathered their forces and vehicles. 15. In the region renowned As Ādipādakajambu; They fought, he defeated them, Again he fought those three. 16. The third (battle) in Kaṭagāma, The fourth in Kāḷavāpi; The fifth in Uddhaṭadvāra, And the sixth in Paṅkavelaka. 17. Having fought battles with them, Always gaining victory; He came to Pulatthipura, With ministers and retinue. 18. Just as he had thought, Having seen his father's pyre; Having dispelled great sorrow, He dwelt in the city, relieved. 19. To those who had been his helpers In suffering, as was fitting; He gave to his ministers all Possessions and positions. 20. And to all the soldiers, Who had come as his helpers; He gave suitable livelihood, Remembering their help in suffering. 21. King Māṇābharaṇa also, Together with the remaining brothers; Having made the Rohaṇa region his own, And Rohaṇa was in his hand. 22. Then to Kittisirīmegha, A region of twelve thousand (villages); Having given the kingdom to dwell, He commanded him to stay right there. 23. Commanded by his brother, Ruler Kittisirīmegha; Having gone, he dwelt in that city, Named Mahānāgahula. 24. And to Prince Sirīvallabha by name, He also commanded; Having given the region named Eight Thousand, To dwell there. 25. Likewise he also, having gone, To the place named Uddhanadvāra; Having made the village a royal city, Dwelling, he ruled. 26. And he himself with his army, Having gone to the southern side; Known as Vīrabāhu, He dwelt in Puṅkhagāma. 27. And the mother of the three brothers, And King Jayabāhu; They dwelt then, Near Kittisirīmegha. 28. Then after a year had passed, Those Māṇābharaṇa and others; All that was done by Vikkamabāhu For himself in battle. 29. That great, difficult to overcome, Defeat... being. Remembering much, exalted by pride. 30. How can he enjoy the sole kingdom of anointed kings, without this anointing? 31. Thus, envy and malice, having gathered their disciples, departed to make war again. 32. Hearing that news from messengers, that Vikrama Bahu, went to their territory, preceded by a great army. 33. In the southern region, at the Bodhi-Sena mountain village, he fought and defeated those three Vikrama Bahus. 34. "Now I shall uproot all my enemies!" he pursued them as they fled, step by step. 35. They fled to a fortress in a five-yojana kingdom; he quickly entered Kalyāṇī, intent on capturing them. 36. A hero from the noble land, known as Vīradeva, the lord of Paḷandīpa, was very courageous then. 37. With brave warriors, he landed at Mahātittha, thinking, "It is possible to seize the island of Laṅkā." 38. King Vikrama Bahu, hearing that news then, thought, "As long as he has not gained a foothold in Laṅkā, 39. he must be uprooted." He departed from Kalyāṇī and went to a village named Mannāra at Mahātittha. 40. Vīradeva also fought with that king; the two royal princes, his brothers, and the army commanders, 41. and the chief of the army, known as Kitti, were swiftly killed, and many brave men. 42. He captured alive the guardian and the general, defeated that strong force, and pursued them step by step. 43. Fleeing, terrified, he came to his own city, and taking his elephant force, he quickly went to Koṭṭhasāra. 44. Vīradeva pursued him from behind, and having come to the former residence, he stayed for a few days. 45. To capture Vikrama Bahu, he quickly went there; he (Vikrama Bahu) also sent his entire great army. 46. Having made them fight and killed them, in the villages between in the mire; In the great, difficult mire, the mighty hero-god. 47. Without an anointing, dwelling in the city of Pulatthi; The glorious one established the administration of the royal realm. 48. Giving up their desire for battle, the three brothers then; Returned to their respective countries, dwelling as before. 49. All four kings, striving there for a long time; Were never able to establish a single canopy. 50. Through their inconsiderate actions, they ruined the noble ones; And placed in high positions ignoble people they favored. 51. The wise ones ruined the Dispensation and the world, which had been; Rightly developed in many ways by King Vijayabāhu. 52. Even in such a lack of noble people; They forcibly seized wealth, which was then subject to their faults. 53. Like sugar cane in a sugar mill, these seekers of gain, though diminished, Crushed the entire world, extracting excessive tribute. 54. King Vikkhambabāhu, having seized the villages and estates belonging to the Buddha and others; Distributed them among his servants. 55. He gave many vihāras adorned with relics in Pulatthinagara; To foreign soldiers to dwell in. 56. And the gems, pearls, and other precious things given for the worship; Of the Bowl Relic and the excellent Tooth Relic by the faithful. 57. Sandalwood, agarwood, camphor, and many golden and other; Statues, he seized and spent as he pleased. 58. Seeing the many troubles being inflicted upon the Dispensation and the world; Many, at that time, became disgusted in mind. 59. The revered monks in the eight main vihāras; And the rag-robe monks, belonging to both factions. 60. Thus, when those who were like heretics were inflicting much trouble on the Dispensation; It was said that the excellent one's own share had arrived. 61. Taking the excellent Tooth Relic and the Bowl Relic, they went to Rohaṇa; And settled in various suitable places there. 62. Likewise, scattered in various suitable places; Those noble ones, having hidden themselves, settled down. 63. The boundary seized by the kings of both factions, s was established; All around, among themselves, waging war many times. 64. In many prosperous villages and towns; Setting fire to reservoirs, and cutting off water-filled canals. 65. Destroying completely all mother-dams and barriers; Cutting down coconut trees and other such plants. 66. So that even the sites of ancient villages were not known; Thus they destroyed the country, those who were at odds with each other. 67. And those who plundered villages and seized land, Causing trouble to the people through their own actions. 68. Even the slaves and servants of noble people; Calling themselves "masters," were fearless and unafraid. 69. Having become warriors for kings, and internal administrators; They became very powerful, having gained positions of authority then. 70. People living in many inaccessible places like Samantakūṭa; Not paying the land-owners the previously established taxes. 71. Disregarding the king's command, they became rebellious; And each one, arrogant, occupied his own territory. 72. Calamities, when accumulated, turn in every direction; That very thing, it must be said, happened to the land of Lanka then. 73. Thus, like village headmen, always greatly lacking in power; Extremely distressed in heart, devoid of royal pride. 74. Always unable to achieve their own and others' welfare, lacking in purpose; All those rulers lived, transgressing the path of good conduct. In the Mahāvaṃsa, composed for the joy and spiritual urgency of good people, The chapter called "The Conduct of the Four Kings" is the fifty-ninth. Chapter Sixty The Rise of the Princes 1. King Jayabāhu, who lived in Rohaṇa; And Queen Mittā, they both passed away at that time. 2. Then Sugalā, the wife of Sirīvallabha, gave birth to two children; A son, Māṇābharaṇa, and a daughter, Līlāvatī. 3. Queen Māṇābharaṇa also had two daughters; Ratanāvalī and Mittā Prabhāvatī. 4. As he saw those two daughters of Vīrabāhu; Then Mahādīpāda thought thus: 5. L born in the family of the Moon Dynasty, pure and exalted, at the head of all rulers who are esteemed by the world. 6. We are of a more desirable form, exalted among all beings; skilled in various sciences, excellent in elephants, horses, and so on. 7. Yet, by those three Vikrama Bahus, we were repeatedly brought to defeat and disgrace in battle. 8. The appearance of a capable son to cleanse this stain is not seen; alas, our lack of merit! 9. What is this kingship to me, stained by public opinion? Now, having abandoned attachment to worldly things, I shall devote myself to wholesome deeds. 10. My days must be spent constantly diligent. Having entrusted all affairs of state to the ministers, 11. he resided there for seven or eight months, and one night, being restrained by virtue, he lay down in the house of the King of Devas. 12. Then, in the early morning, he saw a mighty divine being, adorned with various garments and ornaments, perfumes and garlands, 13. with a most magnificent form, and by the radiance of his own body, illuminating all directions, and even the unrisen sun. 14. The king saw him speaking thus in a dream: "Be pleased, great being, be pleased, O king! 15. Your excellent son, endowed with auspicious marks, a fulfiller of desired purposes, disciplined, whose power and valor spread throughout the world, 16. resplendent with the strength of command, fame, and glory, a mine of good qualities, a promoter of the welfare of the world and the Dispensation, 17. will be obtained, O great king, very soon now. Go quickly to that city where your wife and children reside." 18. Awakening, filled with a surge of joy, when the night dawned, that best of men went to Poṅkha Village. 19. The king recounted the auspicious dream exactly as he had seen it to his chief queen and the ministers. 20. There, with his queen, desiring an excellent son, he contemplated various auspicious deeds of giving, virtue, and so on. 21. Then, one day, in the early morning, in a dream, he saw an excellent elephant calf, endowed with all auspicious marks, all white and charming. the elephant, holding it by the ear,