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Chapter:-2 Collection of Examples
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Jamadagni then entered his kingdom himself. For a kingdom is subject to prowess, not to lineage or order. ||75||
The queen of the king Kritavirya, who had been invaded by Rama, went to the hermitage of the ascetics, like a tigress from a forest ravaged by tigers. ||76||
She secretly deposited her wealth and treasures within the earth-house, like a treasure, and it was guarded by the ascetics from the cruel Parashurama. ||77||
Her son was born, as indicated by fourteen great dreams. He happily acquired the earth and was therefore called Subhūma. ||78||
Wherever there was a Kshatriya, there he shone. He was like the embodiment of the fire of Parashurama's anger. ||79||
Rama once went to that hermitage, and the beast blazed. The Kshatriya power was indicated by the smoke, like a flag that had been burnt. ||80||
"Is there a Kshatriya here?" asked Rama. The ascetics, who had become ascetics, said, "We are Kshatriyas." ||81||
Rama, in his anger, destroyed the earth seven times, making it devoid of Kshatriyas, like a forest fire that consumes the grass and leaves only the bare rocks. ||82||
Rama filled the earth with the teeth of the slain Kshatriyas, like Yama, the god of death, who is full of desires and has a full vessel of prosperity. ||83||
Rama asked, "Why is my death destined? For those who are always hostile to me, death comes from afar." ||84||
"Those who are the teeth of the earth, who are seated on the throne here, will eat you. Therefore, your death is imminent," they said. ||85||
Rama then had a sacrificial hall built, which was well-guarded. He placed the throne on the ground in front of it. ||86||
Then, in the hermitage, Subhūma, who was twenty-eight years old and had a golden complexion, went to the courtyard, like a tree that had grown miraculously. ||87||
The celestial being, Megha-nāda, asked, "My daughter, to whom should she be given? For she is not destined for an ordinary man." ||88||
They advised him to give her to Subhūma, who was the most worthy suitor. After giving her daughter to him, he became his servant. ||89||
Subhūma, like a well-digger who is alone and has no other protector, asked his mother, "Is this world small, or is it even greater?" ||90||
His mother said, "The world is infinite, my son. This hermitage is only a speck in the world, like the foot of a fly." ||91||
"In this world, there is a famous city called Hastinapura. Your father, Kritavirya, was the king there, a great warrior." ||92||
"Rama killed your father and took the kingdom for himself. He made the earth devoid of Kshatriyas. We are here because of fear of him." ||93||
At that time, Subhūma, who was as bright as the sun, went to Hastinapura, filled with anger against his enemy. For the power of a Kshatriya is difficult to control. ||94||
He went to the sacrificial hall, like a lion entering his throne. He, the strong-armed one, devoured those who were the teeth of the earth. ||95||
The Brahmanas, who were the protectors