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her husband, Parashu Rama was greatly enraged to see her with a child newly born, and he killed both of them. When Ananta Virya heard of this incident, he marched out with an army upon Parashu Rama; but found the Ashrama empty, whereupon he destroyed the Ashrama and turned back. When Parashu Rama came to know of all this, he attacked Ananta Virya and killed him. After the death of Ananta Virya,his son, Krita Virya,sat on the throne of Hastinapura. He killed Jamadagni, the father of Parashu Rama. Parashu Rama, in order to avenge the death of his father, slew Krita Virya. Krita Virya's wife, queen Tara, was pregnant at that time. She had escaped somehow, and had taken shelter in a forest, where she gave birth to a child named Subhuma (or Subhauma). When Subhauma attained to youth, Meghanada gave him his daughter in marriage. One day, his 'mother related to him the whole story of his father's being killed by Parashu Rama. When he heard this, his blood began to boil within him. He sought the help of his fatherin-law, a Vidyadhara, attacked Parashu Rama, and killed him. Now, there was none to face him in battle. He, therefore, became the eighth emperor of the six Khandas (Continents). He wanted to conquer the seventh Khanda also; but, he was drowned on his way, while he was marching for an attack. He descended to the seventh Naraka (Hell)
Only a short time after this, queen Jayanti, wife of king Agnisimha of Kashi, gave birth to Nandana, the seventh Baladeva, while Shilavati, the second queen of Agni Sinha, brought forth Datta, the seventh Vasudeva. At this time, king Prahlada ruled in Simhapura. He was a Prati-Vasudeva, Datta, the Vasudeva, defeated and killed him in battle, and
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