In the previous account, we described the morning scene, mentioning that Raja Virendra Singh, along with Kunwar Anand Singh and Tej Singh, was marching somewhere with his army. Readers must have guessed that they had certainly launched an attack in some direction, and indeed, that was the case. Raja Virendra Singh suddenly launched an assault on Madhavi's Gaya, which he considered a very easy conquest at this time, for he was well aware of Madhavi's conduct and behavior. He knew how weak a kingdom becomes when its king, neglecting affairs of state, spends his days and nights immersed in pleasure. He also knew how much the subjects come to despise such a king, and how fervently they pray for the arrival of some other virtuous and righteous ruler.

Virendra Singh's judgment was absolutely correct. He faced not the slightest difficulty in taking possession of Gaya; no one dared to oppose him. On one hand, his renown and valor were so great that no one had the courage to challenge him; on the other, the disheartened subjects and soldiers themselves wished for a king like Virendra Singh to rule over them. The lords, lost day and night in revelry and drunkenness, might have been oblivious, but the great landlords and royal officials were already aware of the conflict between Madhavi and Kunwar Indrajit, and they knew that these days, Virendra Singh's spies and agents were residing in Rajgriha.

Raja Virendra Singh entered the city unopposed and established his authority, having proclamations made in his name. A couple of royal officials, friends and well-wishers of Diwan Agnidatt, fled upon seeing the changing tides; the remaining military officers and subjects gladly accepted his rule. Raja Virendra Singh realized this from the fact that these people came to court without fear, smiling, and offered their congratulations along with gifts.

On the day before Vijayadashami, the kingdom of Gaya came under Raja Virendra Singh's control, and on Vijayadashami itself—that is, the next morning—people saw his son Anand Singh seated on the throne here, and presented their offerings. After bestowing the throne of Gaya upon his younger son, Kunwar Anand Singh, Raja Virendra Singh intended to return to Chunar the very next day. But before he could depart, his spies and agents arrived in Gaya, bringing with them the wounded and unconscious Kunwar Indrajit Singh. Upon seeing this, Raja Virendra Singh had to abandon his plans, and finding his beloved son—separated from him for so long—in such a state, he was so overwhelmed that he forgot all sense of himself.

Even with Raja Virendra Singh present, the grand royal palace of Gaya felt empty, for those who once dwelled there—Madhavi and the relatives of Diwan Agnidatt—

had escaped, and as per orders, no one had tried to stop them during their flight. At this time, apart from Raja Virendra Singh, his two sons, and the ayyaars, only a few military officers' encampment remained in this palace. Of the ayyaars, only Bhairon Singh and Tara Singh were