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THE EPISODE OF SAGARACANDRA
strength? You always practiced kidnaping of others' daughters. I will show you the fruit of that which has come by inheritance to your sons, et cetera.'
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Kṛṣṇa said: What suitability is there in your speech, villain? The girl must necessarily be given. What fault can there be in choosing her?"
Hearing that, Bāṇa, surrounded by Khecaras, his face terrible with frowns, his bow drawn, shot arrows at Śārǹgin. Janardana, expert at destroying, destroyed them in midair; and so it went on for a long time between the two heroes, arrow against arrow. After making him weaponless, Kṛṣṇa cut him into pieces, like Garuda a cobra, and led him to Yama's house.
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Then Janardana, taking Aniruddha accompanied by Ușă, delighted, went back to the city Dvaravati with Pradyumna, Sirin and Samba.
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