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Harivamsha Purana
The wicked Trishikha, the king of Nabhatilaka city, had repeatedly requested this girl for his son Suryakaya, but he did not get her. ||41|| Therefore, he always held a grudge. One day, he found an opportunity in the battle, bound our father and imprisoned him. ||42|| Now, you, who possess great strength, have come to us. Therefore, quickly release your father-in-law from the bondage of the enemy. ||43|| O Lord! Accept the divine weapons given by the benevolent Subhauma Chakravarti to our ancestors, with the desire to destroy the enemy. ||44|| Hearing the words of Dadhimukha, the powerful Vasudeva decided in his mind to rescue his father-in-law. ||45|| Then, Chandavega, in accordance with the rituals, bestowed upon the young Vasudeva many divine weapons, which were always served by the gods. ||46|| Among them, some of the divine weapons are named Brahma-shira, Lokotsadan, Agneya, Varuna, Mahendra, Vaishnava, Yamadanda, Aishana, Stambhana, Mohana, Vayavya, Jrimbhana, Bandhana, Mokshana, Vishalyakarana, Vrana-rohana, Sarvastra-chhadana, Chhedana and Harana. ||47-49|| Thus, Chandavega gave Kumar Vasudeva many other divine weapons along with their methods of use and restraint, and he accepted them with respect. ||50|| At that time, the wicked Trishikha, filled with excessive strength and eager for battle, quickly arrived near the city of Chandavega with his armies. ||51|| Seeing that the one he was going to bind had come to him, Vasudeva, pleased with this, went out with his army of in-laws, etc. ||52|| Amidst the throng of Vidyadharas, Vasudeva shone like Indra amidst the assembly of celestial beings. ||53|| And Trishikha, amidst the assembly of Matanga Vidyadharas in the sky, shone like Chamarendra amidst the fierce Asuras. ||54|| The sky was covered with the large chariots, intoxicated elephants, and swift horses of both armies. ||55|| The rays of the weapons, which had covered the rays of the sun, and the sound of trumpets, etc.,