Trishasti Shalaka Purusa Caritra Part 4

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

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Both of them being very powerful, they were unable to defeat each other and withdrew to a distance and stood like bulls. Sugrīva had summoned Añjana's son for assistance and fought again with the fictitious Sugrīva of cruel acts. As Hanumat looked on unable to distinguish the two, the false Sugrīva, ferocious, crushed Sugrīva. Again exhausted by fighting, his body exhausted, then Sugriva went outside Kişkindhapura and took up an abode. The false Sugrīva remained just there, his mind uneasy, but did not enter the women's quarters because of Valin's
son.
Sugriva reflected with bowed head: "Alas! who is this enemy of ours, greedy for women, clever in deceit ? Even my own people, submissive from the sorcery of the enemy, have become not mine. Therefore that attack was with my own horses. How am I to kill the enemy powerful from the strength of magic? Shame on me whose strength is broken, causing disgrace to the name of Välin. Välin was fortunate, powerful, who, his heroic vows unbroken, abandoned the kingdom like straw and went to his final abode.
My prince, Candraraśmi, is more powerful than the world, but, unable to distinguish the two, whom shall he protect, whom shall he slay? It was well done, well done indeed, by Candraraśmi that he blocked that scoundrel's entrance to the women's apartments. To what very powerful person shall I resort to kill him powerful? Enemies must be killed certainly, either by one's ownself or by another. Shall I turn to Daśānana, the hero of the triad-earth, air, sky, destroyer of Marutta's sacrifice, in order to slay the enemy? But he is by nature lustful after women, a thorn to the three worlds. After killing him (the enemy) and me quickly, he himself will take Tārā. Such a calamity having been reached, Khara, very harsh, was able to give assistance, but he was killed by Raghava. Therefore, I shall go and make friends with those two, Răma and Saumitri. They restored the kingdom to Virädha