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Thus, after wandering for a long time in various species of the lower orders, they attained human birth with great difficulty and became ascetics. ||14|| They had long matted hair, large bodies, and subsisted on fruits and leaves. They were weakened by severe austerities and died due to wrong knowledge. ||15|| They were born as two sons from the womb of Ashvini, a woman of the Vidyadhara race, in the south of Mount Vijaya, the son of Agni. ||16|| These two were known throughout the world as Asura-like in their swiftness of action. They became the ministers of Ravana, named Hastagrah and Prahast. ||17|| Previously, Indhaka and Pallava, who have been mentioned before, fell from heaven and attained the excellent human birth. After performing austerities in the householder stage, they became excellent gods. ||18|| Due to the depletion of their merit, they fell from heaven and were born in the city of Kiku as Nala and Nila, possessing great strength. ||19|| The fruit of the act of Hastagrah and Prahast, who had killed Nala and Nila in a previous birth, returned to them in this birth, i.e., they were killed by them. ||20|| In a previous birth, whoever kills someone, is killed by that person in this birth. Whoever protects someone in a previous birth, is protected by that person in this birth. And whoever is indifferent to someone in a previous birth, remains indifferent to that person in this birth. ||21|| One should know for certain that whoever, when seen, arouses anger without any reason, is an enemy in the other world. ||22|| And whoever, when seen, makes the mind and eyes rejoice, should be known for certain as a friend from a previous birth. ||23|| The crocodiles, fish, etc., that harm the man in a dilapidated boat in the surging waters of the ocean, and the Mlechchas who harm him on land, are all the fruits of his evil deeds. ||24|| Even if there is a battle or not, with maddened elephants like mountains, warriors wielding various weapons, horses with great speed, and arrogant servants wearing armor, the protection of a man devoid of merit does not arise. ||25-26|| On the contrary, the virtuous man, wherever he goes, wherever he leaves,
1. Ashukarasuraakashae j. kh., Ashukarasuraakaro k. | 2. Udaaseen- m. | 3. Chakshushaam m. | 4. Sheerne potam m. | 5. Niyatan m. | 6. Sthiran m. |