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RISABHA DEVA
ed not to leave Him without getting a boon from Him. They caught hold of His legs, and began to pester Him with their verbal petitions for gifts.
That day the ruler of the devas of the Underworld (Pātāla) was sitting in his Palace when he felt his throne shake and quiver. With his clairvoyant vision he scanned the worlds to see what was happening in the universe that might account for the incident. He thus discovered the cause of the disturbance of the WORLD TEACHER, and flew at once to the Siddharthaka forest to see if he could do anything to remove the element of disturbance.
The youngsters were still pressing their claims on their Uncle-in-law, when another devotee appeared on the scene in humble form. The newcomer worshipped the Lord in a suitable way. and offered Him adoration from his heart. He then turned to the young men, asking them not to molest the Divine Yogi; but they in effect told him to mind his own business, though they used much flowery style and charming expression. Finding them obdurate, the new-comer now assumed his deva-form, and took them with him to the Mount Vijyärdha, in a distant continent, where he established two kingdoms for them among the Vidyadhara residents of that place. He then left for his own place in the Patala-loka.
