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BIRTH OF RĂMA, KRŞŅA AND ARIŞTANEMI 173 Seeing them clad in armor, King Samudravijaya put on armor and attacked in battle. For his coming was for that purpose.
Jarāsandha's soldiers fled quickly in every direction from King Samudravijaya like an ocean with high waves. At Samudravijaya's order Anādhșşti put Rāma and Kșşņa in his own chariot and took them to Vasudeva's house. All the Yadus, Samudravijaya and the others, went to Vasudeva's house and, having called a meeting, sat down. With Bala sharing his seat, Vasudeva, tearful, seated Keśava on his lap and kissed his head again and again.
Asked by his brothers, “ What's this ? ” Ānakadundubhi related Krşņa's story from the affair of Atimuktaka. Then Samudravijaya took Krsna on his lap and, delighted at Rāma's protection of him, praised Rāma again and again. Devaki came with her daughter with one nostril, took Kṛṣṇa who was going from lap to lap, and embraced him. The heroes, the Yādavas, weeping, said to Vasudeva: “ You are able to conquer the world alone, long-armed one. How, hero, have you endured your sons being killed, as soon as they were born, by Kansa extremely evil ? ” Vasudeva said: “I have endured this crime to protect my vow of truthfulness observed since birth. Krşņa was saved by me at Devaki's insistence and concealed in Gokula. I took in exchange this pitiful daughter of Nanda. The scoundrel released her with contempt, after cutting off one nostril, thinking, Devaki's seventh child is a mere girl. ?”
With the approval of his brothers and nephews, Samudravijaya dragged King Ugrasena from prison. Samudravijaya and the others with King Ugrasena held Kansa's funeral rites on Kālindi's bank. Kansa's mother and wives gave handfuls of water in the river, 182 but Jivayaśas did not give from pride and she said angrily:
“When I have destroyed these cowherds, Rāma and Kșşņa,
182 330. At the end of the funeral rites. On the tenth day, the relatives take a bath, dip up handfuls of water and pour them out again, with mantras.
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