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In the Mahapurana, the Uttara Purana, those who are ignorant of the meaning of the scriptures, even though they are learned, are like those who have crossed the ocean. The opinion of kings is that the wicked should be punished and the righteous should be protected. || 109 || Those who are attached to worldly affairs, due to their love, delusion, attachment, and fear, will become the agents of that which we are fighting against. || 110 || Therefore, it is not right for you to involve me in this wrong path. Even if one's right hand is wicked, it should be cut off by the king. || 111 || A foolish king who is far removed from the understanding of what should be done and what should not be done is like a man who has renounced the world. He cannot achieve anything in this world or the next. || 112 || Therefore, I should be stopped. When the king said this, the people understood that the king knew everything and they all went home in fear. || 113 || Knowing that the king had no affection for his son, the minister said to the king, "O Lord, I will punish him myself." Thus, with the king's permission, the minister left. || 114 || He went to the mountain called Vanagiri, taking his son and the prince with him. There, he said to the prince, "O Kumar, your death is now inevitable. Are you fearless and ready to die?" The prince replied, "If I were afraid, why would I have done this? Just as cold water is pleasant to a thirsty man, so is death to me. What is there to fear?" Hearing the prince's words, the chief minister decided to do something that would benefit both worlds, the king, the prince, and himself. || 115-118 || Then, the minister went to the top of the same mountain and paid homage to the Ganadhara named Mahabala, and informed him of the reason for his coming. || 119 || The Ganadhara, who had the eyes of knowledge of the mind, said, "Do not be afraid, these two are going to be Narayana and Balabhadra in this Bharat Kshetra in their third birth." || 120 || Hearing this, the minister brought them home with great joy and made them listen to the scriptures and made them adopt restraint. || 121 || Then, the minister went to the king and said, "Like a wild elephant who has taken refuge in a cave,