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LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
leaves, a bird rending the snare it was enmeshed
in, a king of Saurastra country and a mosquito.
Thus have I been whirling in many births and
having been tossed to and fro in the clutches of
Maya, like a straw in ocean waves, I have now
been landed safely on the shore of Mukti
(Salvation) through your aid.‟ Thus did Lila
eulogise her and both then mounted up the Akasa.
Passing through the Akasa by dint of Yoga power,
they went to where Padma was and saw his body.
After that was over, they went to where the king
Viduratha was, who was the second incarnation of
King Padma. At this juncture, both these peacocklike
ladies observed the incomparable king of
Sindhu of tremendous prowess march against
Viduratha. A fierce war was waged between the
two armies, striking terror into the heart of Death
even. Viduratha s innumerable army was reduced
by the enemy to an eighth of its original number.
Then the sun disappeared from view, as if afraid of
either this terrible war or the mountain heap of
carcases. With the setting in of intense darkness,
both the armies ceased to battle. With the
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