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When both the princes of king Prajāpati returned home with their party, King Prajāpati was extremely delighted and there was great rejoicing in the town. When the cultivators narrated the unique bravery of Tripristha Kumara in killing the lion before Prati-Vasudeva Ašvagriva, he became alarmed and he began to be convinced more about the truth of the fore-telling of the astrologer viz that his death would be caused by the person who insults his messenger Caņdavèga, and, also by the person who kills the lion. With the deceitful idea of killing both the princes of King Prajāpati, the Prati-Vasudeva Asvagriva sent another messenger to King Prajāpati and told him-“Go and tell Prajāpati, since you are too old to serve, you send both your princes-Acala Kumāra and Tripristha Kumāra-to me for my service. They will be very amply rewarded with large estates and money, and they will have higher dignity among feudatory kings. In case, you cannot act according to my orders be ready for a fight at the earliest moment." Being quite unwilling to part with his only princes, King Prajāpati, rejected the offer, and made preparations for a fight. Armies of both the sides met with each other, and after a severe fight for a few days, Prati-Vāsudova Aśvagriva was killed by Tripristha Kumāra, When Prati-Vasudeva Ašvagriva was dead, the gods and semigods, who had gone there to witness the fight, poured showers of fragrant flowers and scented powders over the head of Tripristha Kumāra and announced :-"O Kings! This Tripristha Kumā. ra is born as the first Väsudėya in the Bharata-kşetra, owing to his meritorious deeds of previous lives. You, therefore, leave off your enmity towards him, seek his protection, and do respe ctful salutations to him. All the fendatory kings of Prati Vâsu. deva Ašvagriva fell at the feet of Tripristha Kumāra and 2006pted him as their supreme lord. On seeing that all the feudatory kings of Prati-Vāsuddva Ašvagriva had accepted service under Tripristha Kumāra, the queens of Prati Vasudeva went to the place where his body soaked in blood and mud was lying, and having lamented for a long time, they ordered their servants to promete his body with due respect. When Triprimtaha Kumar
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