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Padma Purana
Those who are afflicted with fear in battle are unable to bear the sight of him who has come face to face. How then can they withstand the arrows of those who are skilled in warfare? || 410 || I believe that even Indra, the lord of the gods, would be afraid of him. Indeed, his unbroken prowess roams the entire earth. || 411 || O beautiful one with shapely hips, during the time of loving conflict, strike his exalted head with your foot. || 412 || Even Purandara, the king, could not find a place in his heart. This is because the minds of people are diverse due to their own actions. || 413 || Just as a wave in a lake carries a lotus to another lotus, so too did the nurse take the girl to another Vidyadhara in the lake of all virtues, saying, "O daughter, look at this king, Mahabala. This king was born to the queen named Vegini by the power of Manojava. His speed is like that of the wind." || 414 - 415 || He is the lord of the city of Naka, his pure qualities are beyond calculation. || 416 || By the wind generated by the speed of his own body, he makes the entire earth revolve, causing mountains to fall. || 417 || By the power of his knowledge, he can make the earth ascend to the sky and show all the planets to those who dwell on the earth. || 418 || Or he can create a fourth world besides the three worlds, make the sun as cool as the moon, pulverize Mount Meru, make the wind still, dry up the ocean, and give form to the sky. Or what more to say? Whatever he desires, it happens. || 419-420 || The nurse said all this correctly, but the girl's mind did not find a place in him. The girl knew all the scriptures, so she understood that the nurse was exaggerating - there was no truth in her words. || 421 || Thus, the girl abandoned many Vidyadharas who were endowed with the power of knowledge, whose wealth had been described by the nurse. || 422 || Thereafter, just as the moonbeam leaves the mountains and they become dark, so too did the girl leave the Vidyadharas, and they became filled with sorrow. || 423 ||