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Mahakal, The Monster
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prince called Suvasu ran away to save his life. He went away to Nagpur and the tenth prince called Brihadwaj sought refuge in Mathura.
Nobody could avoid or prevent what was happening. Vasu's line ended. No trace of their family remained. Within a single day the royal family, the king and the other members of the family were killed. The palace looked gloomy, bleak and blighted. The people of the city became furious with Parvat who had been the cause of that tragedy and they beat him and drove him out of the city. And he became a beggar and had to go from door to door begging for food. I was greatly grieved by all this, and tried to control my anguish and returned to my place. On account of the terrible events that took place at Shuktimati, for some days and nights, I could not get a wink of sleep.
Narad's throat became choked with emotion. The tears began to flow from his eyes. His lips began to shiver. He tried to control his feelings with great difficulty. Ravan, Kumbhakarna, Vibhishan and the others, who were there, were stupefied to hear the story.
"But oh divine sage! What happened to Parvat at the end?" Ravan, the King of Lanka said after being silent for a few moments.
Narad heaved a long sigh and said: “The unfortunate Parvat kept wandering about in the forests on the banks of the river Shaktimati. He was out of his wits. He kept wandering on the banks of the Shaktimati absent-mindedly. At that time, he met there a terrible monster by name Mahakal”.
"Divine sage! Who was this Mahakal and from where did he come there?
"Oh king of Lanka ! This monster Mahakal inspired people to commit violence at the time of Yajnas. On seeing Parvat, he thought of something and came forward. The story of his Purvajanma also is worth hearing”.
"Then, you please narrate it. We are all ears". Kumbhakarna said with overflowing enthusiasm.
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