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In the Padma Purana, not only did I become free from disease by that water, but also my inner palace, city, and entire country became free from disease. ||40|| The air, which was unbearable and the cause of thousands of diseases, and was skilled in piercing the vital points, was destroyed by that water. ||41|| I repeatedly asked King Drona Megha, "O King! From where did you obtain this water, which has brought about this wonder of the destruction of diseases?" ||42|| He replied, "O King! Listen, I have a daughter named Vishalya, who is adorned with virtues and is skilled in all kinds of knowledge." ||43|| When she was in my wife's womb, my wife, who was afflicted with many diseases, became free from all diseases and became a benefactor to me. ||44|| She is devoted to the teachings of the Jinas, is always engaged in worship, is beautiful, and is worthy of worship by all, like the remaining part of the body. ||45|| This water, which is full of a great fragrance, is her bath water, which instantly destroys all diseases. ||46|| Having heard these words of Drona Megha, I was filled with wonder and worshipped his daughter with great pomp. ||47|| When I was returning from the city, I met a sage named Satya Hita, who was the head of the assembly of sages. I bowed to him with humility and asked him about Vishalya's character. ||48|| King Bharata said to the celestial being, "O celestial being! After I asked, the sage, who was a possessor of four kinds of knowledge and a great friend, told me the divine character of Vishalya as follows: ||49|| In the Videha region, there is a country called Pundarika, which is like heaven. In its city called Chakradhara, there lived a universal monarch named Tribhunanananda. ||50|| He had a daughter named Anangasara, who was adorned with virtues, was a unique creation of karma, and was a flowing stream of beauty. ||51|| The king, Tribhunanananda, had a vassal named Punarvasu, who was the lord of the city of Pratiṣṭhapura. Driven by lust, he abducted the girl by putting her on an airplane. ||52|| Having received the order of the angry Chakradhara, his servants pursued him and fought for a long time, completely destroying his airplane. ||53|| When his airplane was being destroyed, he, with a troubled mind, fell from it like the moon's light in autumn. ||54||