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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RĀVAŅA'S EXPEDITION OF CONQUEST 155 Not seeing any means of capturing it, he considered for a long time with his friends.
Then Nalakūbara's wife, Uparambhā, fell in love with Daśāsya and sent a woman-messenger who said to him: "Uparambhā, like the Sri of victory embodied, wishes to dally with you. Her mind has been carried away by your virtues. Only in body does she remain there. She will make the vidyā Āśālī, the guardian of the wall, as well as herself, submissive to you, honored sir. By it you will capture the city and Nalakūbara and the divine cakra, Sudarśana, will fall to you here."
Bibhīşaņa, at whom Daśāsya looked laughingly, said, "Very well," and dismissed the woman-messenger. Daśagrīva said to Bibhişaņa angrily: "Look here! What is this you have done which is derogatory to the family? No one in our family has given his heart to another man's wife, foolish man, nor his back to the enemy. in battle. This new stain on the family has been made by you just by speech. O Bibhīşaņa, what was your idea in saying this?” Bibhīşaņa said, “Be calm, powerful elder brother. Mere speech is not sufficient for family-disgrace to pureminded men. Let her come and give you the vidyā. Let the enemy become submissive. Do not possess her. You should dismiss her with an appropriate speech."
While Daśānana gave approval to Bibhīşaņa's speech, Uparambhā came, eager for his embraces. She gave him the vidyā āśālikā, which had been made into a wall in the city by her husband, and unerring weapons in charge of Vyantaras. Daśāsya destroyed the wall of fire by means of the vidyā and entered Durlangha with his army and transport. Then Nalakūbara armed himself for battle and rose up and was seized by Bibhīşaņa like a leatherbag by an elephant. There Rāvana came into possession of the cakra named Sudarśana, invincible even to gods and demons, irresistible to Sakra's kinsman.125
125 572. I think this must refer to Nalakūbara himself, who was Indra's Dikpāla. He must be the Sakra meant here.