Trishasti Shalaka Purusa Caritra Part 4

SR No.: 001004
Original Sutra Author: Hemchandracharya
Author: Helen M Johnson
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra
Publication Year: 1954
Total Pages: 449
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Mythology, & Story
File Size: 9 MB

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ORIGIN OF THE RĀKŞASAVANSA AND VÄNARAVANSA III
through a hell-birth and became a monkey. This is the reason for the enmity.”
After paying homage to the great sådhu, a universal benefactor, and taking leave of the lord of Lankā, the god departed. After hearing that, Taçitkeśa bestowed his kingdom on his son, Sukeśa, became a mendicant, and went to the final abode. Ghanodadhiratha bestowed the kingdom, Kiskindhā, on his son, named Kişkindhi, took initiation, and attained emancipation.
Now in the city Rathanūpura on Mt. Vaitādhya at that time there was a Vidyadhara-king, Ašanivega. He had a son, Vijayasinha, victorious, and a second, Vidyudvega, like additional arms for him. On that same mountain in the city Adityapura there was a Vidyadhara-king, Mandiramalin, and he had a daughter, Srimālā. He summoned the kings of the Vidyādharas to her svayamvara and they sat on the daises like constellations above celestial palaces. Srimālā brushed the chiefs of the Vidyadharas, as they were described by the female doorkeeper, with her glance, like a canal brushing trees with water. Passing over all the other Vidyadharas in turn, she came to a stop before Kişkindhi, like Jähnavi before the ocean. Srimālā threw around his neck the groom's garland which was like a priceless pledge for the future embrace of the creeper of her arm. Then Vijayasinha, addicted to rashness like a lion, his face terrifying from frowns, said aloud angrily:
"These men, always of bad character, were formerly banished from the capital of Vaitāļhya, like thieves from a good kingdom. By whom were these men, of bad character, of low family, brought here? To make sure they will never return, I shall kill them today like cattle." After saying this and standing up, powerful, resembling Yama, he advanced, raising his weapon to kill King Kişkindhi. The Vidyādharas, not to be restrained from heroic deeds, rose up for battle. Some, Sukeśa and others, were on Kişkindhi's side; others were on Vijayasinha's side. Then a battle started, cruel as the end of the world, with