Trishasti Shalaka Purusa Caritra Part 4

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

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ANANDAPURUŞAPUŅDARĪKABALICARITRA 39 nurses were not able to lift them even when they were children. Gradually they attained youth purifying the eyes and they became skilled in the ocean of all the arts.
Fight with Bali (29-40) Upendrasena, lord of the city Rajendra, gave his daughter Padmāyatī to the Vişņu Puņdarīka. Having heard that she excelled the wife of Anarga in beauty, Prativisņu Bali came there to kidnap her. Then Ananda and Puņdarīka attacked Bali puffed up with pride in his strength of arm, despising the strength of the world. Weapons, the bow, plough, et cetera, were delivered immediately to the two of them by gods like attendants at an armory. Their army was destroyed by the stronger forces of Bali and they (Bali's forces) gave lion's-roars announcing their master's victory. Ananda and Puņdarīka rushed in their chariots to the business of fighting, delighted. For a battle-field is a source of joy to heroes. Then Puņdarika blew Pāñcajanya loudly and the enemy-army disappeared from the battle-field like a group of sea-monsters from the ocean. Sārngin twanged the bow, like an echo of the conch, as it were, and the miserable remnant of the enemy disappeared at its loud sound. Bali himself approached to fight, exceedingly strong, raining arrows constantly like a cloud streams of water. Vişņu destroyed his arrows and he destroyed Vişnu's arrows. So, angry again at the destruction of his arrows, Bali took the cakra. “Villain, you do not exist !” saying, powerful Bali whirled the cakra and hurled it at Vişņu Puņdarīka. Dazed for a moment by the blow of its hub which struck with a slap, Vişņu recovered consciousness instantly and took the cakra himself. Saying. "Villain, you do not exist !” Janārdana whirled the cakra and cut off Bali's head.
Then, accompanied by Ananda, Vişnu made an expedition of conquest, destroying hostile kings, and became an ardhacakrin. Vişņu lifted a great stone, Koțiśilā, as easily as an anklet (tulākoti). When he had passed the