Trishasti Shalaka Purusa Caritra Part 5

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

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PREVIOUS INCARNATIONS OF ARIŞTANEMI 15 Kamala, ” and he went to the city Śivamandira with a complete army. The hero, King Sūra's son, uprooted Kamala easily, like an elephant a lotus plant, in a moment.
Angered by the defeat of his son, Anangasinha, roaring like a lion, attacked with his army. A great battle, terrible even to the gods from the power of magic arts, of soldiers, and of arms, commenced. Ananga realized that the enemy was hard to conquer and, intending to conquer him, recalled his inherited jewel of a sword which had been given by a god.21 Immediately the jewel of a sword fell into his hand, hard to look at because of its hundred flames, resembling death to enemies.
Holding the sword, he said, “ You there! Go away, boy! If you remain in my presence, I shall cut off your head like a lotus-stalk.” Citragati said: “It is a strange thing that you seem like another person because of the power of a piece of iron. Shame on you boasting of your strength.” Saying this, he created darkness on all sides by means of a magic art and the enemy stood as if painted, not seeing him, though he was standing before them. Then Citragati seized quickly the sword from his hand, took Sumitra's sister immediately, and went away. After a moment, when light had been produced, Ananga looked around and did not see the sword in his hand nor the enemy before him. For a moment he was in despair but, recalling the astrologer's words, “The one who takes my sword will be my son-in-law," he rejoiced.
“How will he be recognized? Or rather, he will be known by the rain of flowers at worship in a temple of the eternal Arhats." With these reflections, he went home. Citragati himself, his object accomplished, delivered King Sumitra's sister, whose good conduct was unbroken, to him.
Sumitra, terrified of existence even before from his own discernment, became completely so from despair at his sister's abduction, et cetera. Having settled the kingdom on his son, King Sumitra went to Muni Suyaśas and took the vow in
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21 204. This does not occur in this account.