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lose all their courage."
The battle started the next day between the two hostile armies. The arrows released by the soldiers of Mahabal hit and wounded the soldiers of the opposite hostile army. The arrows released by the latter army were however cut down by the god before they reached their target. Before evening the armies each of king Virdhaval and king Surpal started to recede back.
Now from this side Mahabal wrote a letter to his father and to his father-inlaw. He inserted that latter in an ayrow and then released that arrow. In this case also, Mahabal had taken the help of the god. As a result of the power of that god, this arrow circumambulated both the kings seven times and fell before their feet. The kings took out the letter from the arrow and read it. On reading it both danced in joy.
"This Sidhdhraj is
our Mahabal
