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(Mārgashirsh) month. The young, matured thirty years old God pursued initiation along with 300 other kings. He vowed for Aththam penance. After initiation, immediately he attained Manparyavgyan.
On the next day he broke his fast with Kheer at the place of civilian Dhanya, at Koptak city. The deities rejoiced in sky with five divyas on this occasion. Chhadmastha God was meditating in the ascetic's hermitage. Deity Meghmāli; the rival of last ten births came over there.
He tried to disturb God. He released dangerous lions having paw of sharp nails and teeth like thunderbolt. After that, he released dangerous elephants, bears, leopards, poisonous snakes. But, God was completely engrossed. At last, that depraved deity started torrential rainfall along with hazardous lightening.
Dams and rivers were overflowing. The level of water was increasing very fast from God's knee to chest and so on... In few seconds water level reached God's neck. At the same time seat of Nagraj Dharanendra trembled. He known that God is in trouble and he produced golden lotus under God's feet. He protected God by making umbrella of his seven mouths. He covered whole body of the God and space arround him. God standing on lotus was looking like settled in divine plane.
Meghmāli was completely astonished. Dharmendra deity immediately said, "Oh... Wicked! You tortured God in many births
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