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In this part of the Story there is a beautiful description of the Himalaya mountain, lord Chandrasekhara, Satyaloka and Narayana. As in Kadambari, mouthful adjectives, roll behind the substantives in long series and present the majesty of the Sanskrit language. Though many of these adjectives, metaphors and similes involved in them are quite familiar to readers of Sanskrit Prose romances and Champu kavyas our poet has introduced a freshness and a new import into them using his own ingenuity. While describing Narayana his religious sentiment is manifest. The Vijayayatra description and the killing of Vrishaskandha are couched in expressions appropriate to the sentiment of heroism. On the human side, the wickedness of Vrishaskandha, the tender feelings of Varamālini and the spirit of adventure of Charuvaktra are beautifully delineated.
The mother's advice to Charuvaktra when he returns after obtaining the bow from Narayana and proposes to proceed for detsroying Vrishaskandha reveals deep insight into human nature and mundane world:
तदवधारय शठप्रायं जगत्, स्वापतेयदासो लोकः, खलबहुला भूतधात्री, कृतघ्नताकलुषितं जनहृदयं, नैर्घृण्यकठोरः प्रपञ्चः, वञ्चनकताना बंधुता, शूरप्रणयिनी लक्ष्मीः प्रणिधिचक्षुषः क्षितिभृतः, क्षौद्रपटलमिव राज्यं नाम दुर्ग्राहम् ।
These expressions have the charm of both the sense and the sound. Such a charm is found all along this
work. Some of observations here and also elsewhere in this work reveal the poet's personal experience as revealed from the events in his life.
After coronation Charuvaktra undertakes a hunting expedition. He unwillingly hits a beautiful maiden. This
