Trishasti Shalaka Purusa Caritra Part 4

Author(s): Hemchandracharya, Helen M Johnson
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra

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THE KIDNAPING OF STTĀ
225 hotra,184 and who was bad-tempered. His wife, Suśarmā, gave them each a seat and herself gave them fresh, cool water to drink. Then Kapila came, harsh as a Piśāca, and seeing them seated said angrily to his wife, “Why was admission to my house given by you to these impure persons, wretched woman! The agnihotra has been made impure.” The younger brother of Rāma, angered, lifted up the cruel Brāhman scolding in this way, like an elephant, and began to whirl him around in the air. Rāma said, "What is this anger against this man, a mere worm! Turn him loose; calling himself a Brāhman, though making a false statement, honor-giver.” At Rāma's command, Saumitri gradually released the Brāhman and Rāma with Sită and Lakşmaņa left his house.
The rainy season (132–167) As they went along, in time they came to another great forest; and the season with clouds black as antimony arrived. While it rained Kākutstha remained under a banyan tree. He said, “We will pass the rainy season in this same banyan tree.” The.god presiding over the banyan tree, a Yakşa named Ibhakarņa, was terrified at hearing that speech and went to his lord, Gokarņa. Bowing to him, he said: “Master, I have been driven out of my own house, the banyan tree, by some persons with unbearable brilliance. Therefore, make a refuge for me shelterless, lord. For they are going to stay in my tree for the whole rainy season."
Gokarna knew from clairvoyance and wisely explained, "These are the eighth Rāma and Sārngin who have come to the house. They are to be worshipped." Going there at night, the god created for Rāma a city which was nine yojanas wide and twelve long, filled with money and grain, etc., with high-walled palaces and rows of shops filled with merchandise, named Rāmapuri. Awakened at
164 125. The oblation to Agni, consisting chiefly of milk, oil, and sour gruel, MW.