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Seeing all those wicked-minded ones, who were eager to abduct Rohini, all the kings, including Hiranyavarma, along with their brothers, prepared to fight. ||310-311|| Vasudeva Kumar, too, immediately shot an arrow marked with his name towards Samudravijaya. ||312|| Seeing the name inscribed on the arrow, Samudravijaya was astonished and said, "Oh, by the grace of fortune, I have found Vasudeva." Pleased, he stopped the war immediately and, along with his younger brothers, went to meet Vasudeva, the conqueror of Manmatha. ||313-314|| Vasudeva, with folded hands, greeted Samudravijaya and pleased him. He then pleased his other elder brothers by greeting them. ||315|| The Bhukhecharas, along with their daughters, who had been married earlier, came to meet Vasudeva with great joy. Samudravijaya and others, along with Vasudeva Kumar, entered their city, which was filled with festivities, and they all continued to enjoy their desired pleasures. ||316-317|| Thus, their time passed happily with the enjoyment of imperishable and praiseworthy pleasures. After some time, the soul of Shankha Muni, whose story has been told earlier, was born as the son of Rohini, the wife of Vasudeva, in the Maha-Shukra heaven. His name was Padma, and he was a virtuous son. He was the ninth Balabhadra, who brought joy to his brothers. ||318-319|| His pure intellect was as radiant as the sun's rays. Just as the sun's rays, after being nourished by the autumn season, promote the growth of lotuses, so too, his intellect, nourished by the scriptures, promoted the birth of Lakshmi. ||320|| His power was insurmountable, he destroyed the wicked, and he protected the virtuous. How could his power not surpass even the essence of the sun's rays? ||321|| Now, another story related to this is told. At the confluence of the Ganga and Gandhavati rivers, there were many fruitful trees. Among those trees, there was a settlement of ascetics called Jatharakausika. The leader of that settlement was the ascetic Vashishtha, who practiced the Panchagni Vrata. One day, two Charana Munis named Gunabhadra and Virabhadra came there. They saw his penance and