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upon himself.
disguise of a fact that He Though the Sage did not
He approached the Sage under the cloud and without giving due consideration to the was unconquerable, implored the Sage for a fight. monsoon was brought into existence magically, the deviate from His right course, for only the timid get excited whenever they come into contact with the sentient and the nonsentient. The heavy showers of rain poured down by the dark clouds, though unbearable, could not make the Sage bend down on the ground. Sambara, desirous of exciting the mind of the Sage, opened his mouth to say that he recognized Him, as the one who had suffered death for the sake of himself (i. e. Sambara) and had served under king Arvinda as a minister. He said that he had been insulted by Him in many ways on account of his being addicted to adultery and so he thought it unwise on his part to catch the opportunity of taking a bloody vengeance upon the Sage. He caught the opportunity and requested the Sage for a fight. Afterwards he requested the Sage to undergo death by the strokes of his sword and to enjoy happiness with the heavenly damsels after death and asked Him to convey his message to his beloved in case He found that He was incpaable to enjoy heavenly bliss. Sambara suggested that the Sage should agree to undergo death, for He could not be able to fight with him or could not accept to act as messenger owing to His being humiliated therby. After undergoing death, the Sage, acording to him, should visit the city of Alakā. While taking His way to heaven, he said, the heavenly damsels would look at Him when He would have soared high up in the sky and the wives of the travellers, gladdened at the sight of a cloud, would see Him from beneath, seated in a celestial car along with the damsels embracing Him. In case the Sage thought that He was strong enough to kill anyone of the foremost of the resolute warriors, he himself would make a stand against Him and fighting a battle successfully would attain fame and wealth, very dear to
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| SR No. | 001704 |
| Book Title | Parshvabhyuday |
| Original Sutra Author | Jinsenacharya |
| Author | M G Kothari |
| Publisher | Gulabchand Hirachand Doshi |
| Publication Year | |
| Total Pages | 844 |
| Language | Sanskrit, English |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari, Literature, & Mythology |
| File Size | 16 MB |