Kalhana also claims that Lalitaditya's minister Chankuna was a brother of the magician Kanakavarsha (literally "the one who rains gold"). He produced gold in the king's treasury using his magic powers. Once the king's army was stranded in the "Panchanada" country (identified with Punjab), because the local streams had "united" and could not be crossed. Chankuna magically parted the waters by throwing a "mani" (gem) into the streams, enabling the king's army to cross the waters. He then retrieved his "mani" by using another "mani", and the streams were united again. The king requested these two "mani"s from Chankuna, offering anything else in return. Chankuna asked for an idol of "Sugata" (Buddha), which had been brought to Kashmir from Magadha on an elephant. The king fulfilled this demand, and Chankuna placed the idol in his "vihara". This image still existed in the time of Kalhana, and according to him, the metal bands fastened around it proved that it was once fixed on an elephant.