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## English Translation:
**264**
**Padma Purana**
Just as the weapons of the undefeated one, the son of Kausalya, became useless, so too did the weapons of Lakshmana become useless in the face of Madanankusha. ||15||
Gautama Swami says that on the one hand, Rama and Lakshmana were aware of their kinship with Lavanaankusha, and thus fought with restraint, taking care not to inflict fatal blows. On the other hand, Rama and Lakshmana were unaware of Madanankusha's lineage, and thus fought without restraint. ||16||
Despite his weapons being rendered ineffective, Lakshmana, armed with divine weapons, remained undeterred. He unleashed a barrage of spears, chakra, and arrows upon Madanankusha, who countered the attack with a shower of vajra-dandas and arrows. Similarly, Anangalavana had countered Rama's onslaught of weapons. ||17-18||
Subsequently, Lavana wounded Rama with a spear near his chest, while the valiant Madanankusha, skilled in combat, struck Lakshmana. ||19||
Seeing Lakshmana, whose eyes and heart were spinning from the blow, Viradhit, overwhelmed with fear, turned his chariot back towards Ayodhya. ||20||
Regaining consciousness, Lakshmana, his eyes blazing with anger, saw the chariot turned away and exclaimed, "O Viradhit, you fool! What have you done? Turn the chariot back immediately! Do you not know that one does not retreat in battle?" ||21-22||
It is noble for a valiant warrior, whose body is riddled with arrows, to die facing his enemy, but this cowardly act is despicable. ||23||
How can those who are the leaders of men, who stand at the head of the human race, succumb to fear even when faced with the greatest adversity, amidst gods and men? ||24||
I am the son of Dasharatha, the brother of Rama, and known as Narayana on earth. How can such an act be fitting for him? ||25||
Thus, Lakshmana's words swiftly turned the chariot back, and a fierce battle ensued, with the enemy forces returning to the fray. ||26||
Driven by anger, Lakshmana, desiring to end the battle, unleashed a powerful chakra, a weapon that strikes fear into the hearts of gods and demons. ||27||
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1. अपराजिताजस्य कौशल्यापुत्रस्य । यथा पराजिता यस्य ज० ।
2. तामपाकरदंशुकः म० ।