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and was filled with an intense feeling of revenge. The fire of anger was inflamed "This is my enemy. During my past births he has repeatedly tormented and tortured me. Today I will avenge all that." With his divine powers he created ferocious lions. Five-six lions roared, waved their tails and pounced together on Bhagavan. They wounded Bhagavan Parshva's body with their claws. The forest trembled with their roars but Bhagavan stood still in meditation like a statue.
The demon hovering in the sky thought-'He is still unmoved. All my efforts are being wasted.' Biting his lips and gnashing his teeth, the demon roared-"Today I will stop only after destroying my enemy. You have tortured me for many births. Today I will rest only after clearing all past debts."
Blind with anger, that demon created dense dark clouds in the sky and caused torrential rains like those at the time of the deluge. It started pouring from the sky. There were floods all around. The darkness in the jungle was pierced by continuous flashes of lightening in the dark clouds. Trees were submerged in the rising water.
BHAGAVAN PARSHVA NAATH
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