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useless debate, the strength of my arms will show my identity." Hearing this Jar samdha said, “The root cause of this insult is the king of Kau ala. Capture the king R dhira." All the kings surrounded the king of Kau ala. Seeing this, astride the chariot dadhimukha' of the Vidy dhara king of Arimjayapura, Vasudeva gave out a battle cry. Hearing Vasudeva's call, when many kings started to attack Vasudeva, king Pmdu said, “No, this does not speak well of k atriyas that so many kings should together attack one person.” Jar samdha too expressed consent to this and said, “Yes, let each king take turns and fight a duel with him, whosoever wins, Rohi will be his.” When Vasudeva within minutes defeated the brave kings such as atrumjaya and many others, Jar samdha told king Samudravijaya, “It would be better if you fought with him and gained Rohi.” On Jar samdha's request Samudravijaya started hurling a string of arrows at Vasudeva. Vasudeva struck all those arrows down but did not attack him. Seeing his arrows broken and fallen to the ground, Samudravijaya was very angry. At that time, Vasudeva released an arrow with his name on it towards his feet. Seeing Vasudeva's name on the arrow Samudravijaya was astonished. Forgetting everything, he leapt in joy at Vasudeva. Vasudeva threw his weapon and fell at Samudravijaya's feet. The elder brother pulled up his younger brother and embraced him. The other eight brothers too met Vasudeva with joy. Jar samdha and other kings praised the good fortune of the king of Kau ala. In everyone's presence he conducted the wedding of Rohi with Vasudeva. After completion of the wedding ceremony, all kings went back to their respective kingdoms. Accepting the invitation of the king of Kau ala, Samudravijaya spent one year there, and giving permission to Vasudeva to stay there for some time, left for Sauripura.
While in Ari apura, Rohi gave birth to a son who was named Balar ma. After spending some more time in Ari apura, Vasudeva, Rohi and other wives and the son Balar ma, taking leave from the king of Kau ala, returned to auripura. After sometime, Kamsa extended a graceful invitation to Vasudeva to stay at Mathura with his family for sometime. Vasudeva accepted Kamsa's request and started staying happily in Mathura's palaces.
Vasudeva-Devak 's Wedding and the killing of Kamsa
One day on Kamsa's request king Vasudeva went to M ttik vat city to see king Devaka's daughter Devak . On the request of Kamsa, Devaka
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