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In the Padma Purana, the dry wood and curd, seeing the sun, are preventing our movement. ||44|| This jackal, with a face like a blazing fire, is roaring terribly, with her hair standing on end, on our right side. ||45|| Look, in the orb of the sun, surrounded by its rays, that terrible Kabantha is visible, and a mass of blood drops is raining from him. ||46|| On the other side, terrible forests are falling, shaking all the mountains, while on this side, all the women with their hair loose are visible in the sky. ||47|| Look, on the right side, that donkey is raising its head upwards, making the sky resound with its loud voice, and digging the earth with its forelegs, making a terrible sound. ||48|| Then, the gardener, pressing his arms firmly with his armlets, smiled and answered Sumali clearly, saying, "How can he who has set out to kill the enemy, mounted on a victorious elephant, and bearing the mark of valor, return?" ||49-50|| He who is shaking the tusks of the intoxicated elephant, who has terrified the enemies with his eyes alone, who is filled with sharp arrows, who has bitten his lower lip, whose face is distorted with furrowed brows, and whom the gods are watching in amazement, does such a warrior return? ||51-52|| I have roamed in the caves of Mount Meru and in the beautiful Nandana forest, and have built sky-touching Jain temples. ||53|| I have given whatever gifts were desired, enjoyed the best of pleasures, and earned fame that illuminates the entire world. ||54|| I have fulfilled the purpose of my birth, so what if I have to give up my life in battle? I have no need for anything else. ||55|| "He ran away from the battle in fear," how can a brave man listen to such words from the people? ||56|| Saying this, the gardener, whose face was blazing with anger, went to the peak of the victory mountain in an instant, without anyone knowing. ||57||