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The Fifty-Sixth Chapter
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The valiant god, Vaijayanya, was born to Lakshmi-mati, and the valiant, Pundarika, was born to her. Their lifespan was sixty-six thousand years, their height twenty-six dhanus, and their lifespan was fixed. Due to the merit accumulated from their austerities, they enjoyed their lifespan happily. || 174-178 ||
One day, the king of Indrapura, Upendra-sena, gave his daughter, Padmavati, to Pundarika. || 179 ||
Then, the wicked Suketa, who was an enemy in a previous birth, wandered through many births according to the karma he had accumulated. Finally, he accumulated some merit and became the lord of Chakra-pura, a king who subdued the earth. His radiance was like the sun in the summer. He was so radiant that he could not tolerate the radiance of others. When he heard of the marriage of Pundarika and Padmavati, he was enraged. He prepared his entire army, ready to kill his enemies, more merciless than the denizens of hell, and invincible. He set out to kill Pundarika. || 180-183 ||
Nishumbha, whose radiance was constantly increasing, fought Pundarika for a long time in many ways. Finally, he was killed by Pundarika's chakra-shaped weapon and fell into hell. || 184 ||
Like the sun and the moon, or like two guardians united, they both, with their radiance pervading the sky, protected the earth for a long time. || 185 ||
They both, brothers, enjoyed their undivided wealth, were filled with mutual love, and seemed like two eyes, separated but looking at the same beautiful object. || 186 ||
The satisfaction they derived from their kingdom could not even match a fraction of the satisfaction they derived from their mutual love, which had originated from three births. In other words, their mutual love was far greater than their love for the kingdom. || 187 ||
Pundarika, having enjoyed pleasures for a long time and being deeply attached to them, bound himself to the terrible lifespan of hell. He was a collector of many beginnings and possessions. In the end, due to his fierce meditation, his false sense of self arose, and he died and entered the sixth hell, called Tamah-prabha, due to his sinful deeds. || 188-189 ||