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In the Harivamsha Purana, in the northern part of Vijayanagarapura, there was a city called Shrutashonita. There lived a proud and arrogant Vidyadhara named Bana. \\16\\ Bana's daughter was Usha, who was the daughter of the lord of birds. She had heard about the virtuous qualities of Pradyumna's son Aniruddha and had kept him in her heart for a long time. \\17\\ Though Aniruddha had a very delicate body, he had adopted the crooked behavior of Usha with her curved eyebrows, and thus he had caused great distress to his own body. \\18\\ Though the young Usha did not express her great anguish to anyone else, she had become extremely weak internally. One night, her friend took Aniruddha, the best of the Khacharas (celestial beings), to the world of the Khacharas, which was the abode of Manmatha (the god of love). \\19\\ When the young Aniruddha woke up in the morning, he found himself lying on a soft bed in a palace adorned with jewels. As soon as he woke up, he saw a maiden. \\20\\ That maiden had a large bosom and full breasts, a slender waist, and was adorned with a triple necklace. She was captivating the minds of the virtuous people and was the repository of amorous sentiments. \\21-22\\ Aniruddha wondered, "Who is this excellent woman who is captivating my mind? Is she the wife of Indra or a Naga-vadhu (serpent-woman)? For I have never seen such a human woman anywhere." \\23\\ This place also appears to be extraordinary, like the abode of Indra. Is this real or unreal? Indeed, the mind of the sleeping ones wanders in this world.