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In the Padma Purana, upon hearing about the Swayamvara, Bhamandala was filled with shame and sorrow. He was consumed by grief and fell into deep contemplation. ||25||
"This life as a Vidyadhara is meaningless, for I have not been able to obtain my beloved like a common mortal." ||26||
Filled with jealousy and anger, he laughed and addressed the assembly, "What is the use of being a Vidyadhara when you are afraid even of earth-dwellers? ||27||
I will conquer the earth-dwellers and bring that excellent maiden myself. I will also subdue the Yakshas who have stolen the legacy of the bow." ||28||
Having said this, he boarded his celestial chariot, fully prepared, and ascended into the sky. From there, he looked upon the earth, filled with cities and forests. ||29||
Then, his gaze fell upon the country of Vidagdha, adorned with numerous mountains, and upon the beautiful city of his previous birth. ||30||
"Have I seen this city before?" he wondered, and upon remembering his past life, he fainted. ||31||
His ministers, filled with anxiety, brought him to his father. Women sprinkled his body with sandalwood paste and revived him. ||32||
The women exchanged glances and laughed, saying, "O Prince, your cowardice is unbecoming. ||33||
You are wise, yet you have fallen into delusion without even considering the purpose of your earthly sojourn, in the presence of your teachers." ||34||
"There are many daughters of Vidyadhara kings, who possess even greater radiance than the goddesses. Seek them out. O handsome one, do not bring upon yourself such unnecessary slander." ||35||
Bhamandala, his face drooping with shame and sorrow, replied, "Alas, I am cursed! I have been consumed by intense infatuation and have thought wrongly. ||36||
Even the most lowly of men would not engage in such an act. Oh, how my evil deeds have led me astray!" ||37||
"I have shared the same womb with her. Now, with the fading of my evil deeds, I have somehow recognized her." ||38||
Overwhelmed with grief, Chandragati, filled with immense wonder, took Bhamandala in his arms, kissed him, and asked, "…." ||39||