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Harivamsha Purana
Seeing the Vidhyadhar in the sky, Vasudeva said, "O sinner! Who are you? Why are you taking me away? Leave me, leave me!" ||19||
Knowing that it was Angaraka, the enemy, disguised as described by Shyama, Vasudeva did not strike him with his fists, fearing that he might fall from the sky. ||100||
At that moment, Shyama, waking up suddenly, held her sword and shield, and with great speed, stopped him. ||101||
Shyama, rebuking him, said, "Stop, stop! O wicked, cruel, thief Vidhyadhar! How can you take my life-partner while I am alive?" ||102||
"Even though you are sitting on the throne, you are not satisfied. You always think about our sorrow! You have shown yourself to me after a long time. Where are you going? You are going to die now." ||103||
Saying this, Shyama blocked his path, raised her sword, and stood in front of him. Then, the enemy, using harsh words like a Rakshasa, said to Shyama, protecting himself, ||104||
"O lowly Shyama! In the world, killing a woman is considered a sin. Therefore, you should step aside. You are also my sister, so how can my hand rise to kill you?" ||105||
"Or, for those who are desirous of work, what is a woman? What is a sister? What is a brother? They should definitely kill whoever is their enemy. There is no disgrace in this." ||106||
"Are not lionesses and tigresses, who kill men, killed? Therefore, it is useless to consider justice. If you have courage, kill me." ||107||
Then, Angaraka, who was as fierce as a group of coals, attacked Shyama, who had stopped his path with the strength of her knowledge, with blows from his sword, shield, and stones. ||108||
With each blow, there was a sharp clash of sword and shield. After some time, Shyama covered Angaraka's body with sparks from her sword. ||109||
Seeing this magical battle between Shyama and Angaraka, Kumar Vasudeva also struck the enemy's heart with such force with his fists that he felt doubt about his life. ||110||
1. दुःखचिन्तक म.। 2. रिपुमात्मानं म.। 3. -मुद्यत्कृतित्विकाम् म. । 4. अङ्गारकस्य उत् ऊर्ध्वः करो हस्त: अङ्गारकोत्करः अन्यत्र अङ्गारकसमूहः । 5. घातं घातं प्रति, प्रतिघातम् । अन्योऽन्यप्रतिघातोऽभूत्खड़गखेटकसंकट: म.।