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In the Padma Purana, the houses adorned with assemblies, pools, aerial vehicles, and excellent gardens were reduced to mere earth by the blows of Hanuman. ||202|| The paths for foot travel, the forests, and the mansions were all destroyed, leaving behind wide roads resembling dry seas. ||203|| The rows of tall shops were broken and many servants were slain, making the royal road resemble the battlefield of a great war. ||204|| With falling toranas (gateways) and trembling banners, the sky seemed to be raining down thunderbolts due to a celestial calamity. ||205|| The dust, rising from the speed of his leaps, was multi-colored, resembling thousands of rainbows created in the sky. ||206|| As the earth was shattered by the blows of his feet, the houses, like mountains, seemed to be sinking into the netherworld, emitting a thunderous sound. ||207|| He struck some servants with his eyes, crushed some with his hands, beat some with his feet, killed some with his chest, destroyed some with his shoulders, and blew some away with the wind. ||208|| With thousands of servants falling as soon as they came, the wide road became filled with a heap of corpses. ||209|| The deep sound of the citizens' cries of "Ha! Ha! Hi!" echoed, while the breaking of the jeweled peaks produced a tinkling sound. ||210|| As Hanuman leaped upwards, the large banners were pulled along by his speed, making them seem like bells ringing in anger, following behind him. ||211|| The large elephants uprooted the pillars and wandered around, while the horses, flying through the air, became like leaves. ||212|| The pools burst from their foundations and flowed away, leaving behind only mud, and the entire Lanka became agitated, like a chariot on the move. ||213|| The lotus grove of Lanka, where the demon-like fish were slain, was disturbed by Sri Shalavarna, who...