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Chapter Twenty-Four:
Once, while Indra Sharma was teaching him, Shouri, the prince, was studying in the garden at night, when he was abducted by some rogues. ||1||
He was taken in a palanquin to a distant place. From there, Vasudeva went to the city of Tilavastu. ||2||
He slept in the garden outside the Chaitya-griha at night. He was awakened by a man-eating man, like a Rakshasa. ||3||
"Hey! Wake up! Wake up! Who are you sleeping here? You have fallen into my mouth, like a hungry tiger." ||4||
Shouri, the valiant, woke up from the terrible sound. When the man-eating man was about to kill him with his arm, he struck him with his own arms. ||5||
The battle between the two, who possessed great strength, shook the earth. Their battle was terrifying, with the loud sound of their fists striking each other. ||6||
Vasudeva, being very strong, killed the demon-like man in a wrestling match after a long battle, leaving him lifeless. ||7||
When morning came, the people of the city, carrying Vasudeva, the destroyer of man-eaters, who possessed excellent valor, on a chariot, brought him into the city and honored him greatly. ||8||
Kumar Vasudeva stayed there, having obtained five hundred girls, who were adorned with beauty, family, and character. ||9||
"Where did this wicked man, who eats human flesh, come from?" When Vasudeva asked this, the elders told him this story. ||10||
In the city of Kanchanpur, in the Kalinga country, there was a king named Jitashatru, who was famous for conquering groups of enemies. ||11||
He was a king whose orders were never disobeyed. He ruled his country with justice, he desired to stay away from killing living beings, and he declared that all beings should be free from harm. ||12||