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of an affectionate friend, and as if of a beloved, wife and the precious discus-possessing thousands of offshoots of rows of dense rays of spreading fire hard to be seen like the orb of the excessively hot Sun of the end of a Kalpa ( destruction of the world ) - formidable like the reddish eyes of the God of Death; or appearing like a cover of entire lightning collected at one spot, -at once came into the hands of Ašvagriva. With the joints of his armour becoming loose with extreme delight, Ašvagriva immediately directed the discus towards Tripriştha Kumăra with the object of killing him. The discus going swiftly to the cup-board-like extensive chest of the Kumāra, came in contact with his forehead like a beloved person desirous of seeing him after a very long time. Tripriştha Kumila becoming bewildered by being wounded on the head by contact with the hard discus, fell down in a swoon on the ground with his eyes closed, and the army of Ašvagrîva made . great aproar mixed with the shouts of victory out of great delight, and as soon as the warriors of Ašvagriva came rushing with various weapons in their hands, Tripristha Kumāra, becoming free from swoon, at once threw his shining discus towards Ašvagriva, saying "O horse-necked ! See that you will be instantly killed," and the discus came back into his hands immediately cutting off the head of Ašvagriva like the fruit of the Palmyra Tree cut off with a sharp edge.
After Afvagriva was thus killed, the gods and demi-gods shouted words of victory with their hearts extremely delighted with joy, and showered Ave-coloured flowers of white lotus, blue lotus, jasmine etc. knit with blossoms of Pārijāta (coral tree bearing crimson flowers), containing humming bees attracted there by their unparalleled fragrance, and making all the directions fragrant with the perfume of the drops of plentiful flower-juice coming out continuously from them, and proclaiming with a loud voice, they said:-"O kings! Now leave aside your violent desire for wrath. Abandon your unendurable imprudent behaviour Forsake your partisanship for Ašvagriva. Leave off your unattainable efforts and bow down respectfully before
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