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manner. Hanuman fought so ably that Pundarik felt tired soon. Then, Hanuman cleverly pounced upon Pundarik and hit him with his mace. Pundarik began to lick the dust. Hanuman bound him to his chariot. There arose tremendous cries of elation in Ravan's army while a desperate commotion arose in Varuna's army.
Hearing that Hanuman captured Pundarik, King Varuna was infuriated. He marched into the battle-field with his invincible soldiers on elephants. Seeing that King Varuna was marching towards Hanuman, Ravan riding his elephant Bhuvanalankar rushed towards him and stopped him on the way. He stood on his way like a mighty rock. A terrible fight broke out between Ravan and King Varuna.
The fourth phase of the day had begun. King Varuna on account of his incomparable valour confounded Ravan. Ravan, at once, recited Mantras to release divine weapons but Varuna also recited Mantras and rendered them powerless and ineffectual. Ravan was stupefied by Varuna's heroism and prowess. Ravan always admired valour and heroism and so he enjoyed fighting against King Varuna who was an invincible hero.
Ravan sent his elephant Bhuvanalankar against Varuna's elephant. Both the elephants collided and grappled with each other. On account of their clashes the whole battle-field began to shake. Ravan who was an expert in deceptive arts leaped on to the back of Varuna's elephant. Even before Varuna could think of anything Ravan captured him. The game ended. Ravan's flag began to flutter on the elephant of King Varuna. The battle ended. There appeared a commotion everywhere. The soldiers of Ravan's army were overwhelmed with delight and elation. Confusion arose among the soldiers of King Varuna. Ravan, the King of Lanka made King Varuna his captive and brought him to his camp. The Sun-god was declining to the west and fast disappearing.
The next day in the same locale, at an auspicious time Ravan planned and held his court. All the kings, princes and
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