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## Chapter 110 of the Padma Purana
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Padma Purana
Carrying the supreme Lord in his heart, Vajrakarn always honored his Guru. He was free from doubt and thus he was filled with anxiety. ||128||
"Being a servant of the powerful Singhodara, how can I enjoy pleasures without showing him respect? If I don't, he will punish me. How can I enjoy pleasures in such a situation?" ||129||
While thinking this, his pure heart was guided by fate and he had this thought. ||130||
"I will make a golden ring with the image of Muni Suvrata Swami and wear it on my right thumb. This will be my way of paying respects." ||131||
He then had the ring made, adorned with a beautiful base, and with a joyful heart, he wore it on his thumb. ||132||
Standing before Singhodara, with his thumb raised, the noble king continuously paid his respects to the image. ||133||
On another occasion, a jealous enemy, with a mind full of deceit, told Singhodara about this. The wicked Singhodara was filled with anger. ||134||
Driven by his pride and power, he decided to kill Vajrakarn and deceitfully summoned him to his palace in Dashang Nagar. ||135||
Vajrakarn, the son of Brihadgata, was a pure-hearted man. He readily agreed to go, accompanied by a hundred horsemen. ||136||
A man with a staff in his hand, a large and imposing figure, adorned with a saffron tilak, approached Vajrakarn and said, ||137-138||
"O King! If you are indifferent to pleasures and your body, then go to Ujjayini. Otherwise, you are not worthy of going." ||138||
"O King! Singhodara is angry with you for not paying him respects. He is ready to kill you. Do as you please." ||139||
Hearing this, Vajrakarn thought, "Some jealous and wicked person is trying to create a rift between me and Singhodara." He was slightly troubled by this. He asked, "Who are you? What is your name? Where do you come from?" ||140||