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of Narasimha (man-lion) K a with a blow of his hands broke to pieces the iron doors and went towards Padman bha's palace. Even the mighty ones' hearts weakened with the lion's roar of K a. Seeing death himself approaching him Padman bha fell at Draupadi's feet and begged for his life - "Goddess, please protect me from this dark death-like Ke ava, I take refuge in you.” Draupadi said – “If you want to save your life then walk behind me wearing my clothes." The scared Padman bha did as told. In female form, walking behind Draupadi, he fell at K a's feet. K a's heart melted and he gave him freedom from fear and took Draupadi to the Pāņdavas.
There Vasudeva Kapila, seated in the samava ara a of the T rthamkara of that time cycle, Munisuvratan tha, in P r abhadra garden in Camp city of Dh tak kha da, hearing K a's conch, asked the Jina Lord - “Whose conch is this which sounds like mine?” Narrating the account of Draupadi's kidnapping Munisuvratan tha said that this is the conch blown by Vasudeva K a of Bh ratakhanda in Jamb dvipa. Kapila said - "Then I must welcome that guest.” Munisuvratan tha said - "In the same way was two T rthamkara and two cakrvartiscannot meet in one place, similarly, two Vasudevas too cannot meet. But yes, you will be able to see the rear part of K a's white-yellow flag."
Hearing Lord Suvrata's words, Kapila Vasudeva, with the desire to meet K a Vasudeva, followed K a's chariot's wheel marks towards the sea-coast and he saw the rear part of K a's white and yellow flag on the chariot that was moving away. He blew his conch with this desire - “this is me Kapila Vasudeva who has come here longing to see you. Please return." K a replied through his conch – “We have come very far. Now do not ask us to return." Kapila reached Amarakamk with K a's reply. Condemning Padman bha, he expelled him and made his son the king of Amarakamk .
Here crossing the salt ocean K a told the P davas – “I will come after thanking Susthita god, in the meanwhile, you may cross the Gamg." The P davas crossed the Gamg on a boat and to check out how K a would cross without a boat, retained it there. After bidding farewell to Susthita god, when K a came to the banks of Gamg Riverhe did not see the boat. He put the chariot into Gamg River, and holding the horses with one hand and using the other hand to swim, he started crossing the
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