Paumacariya 50
English (machine translation) 50
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Then that son of the Wind, who beneficially served others, traveling through the sky, / beheld atop a mountain the city of Mahendra, resembling the city of the gods.
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Seeing it, he recalled the word spoken by his mother: / "My maternal grandfather, a feudatory Vidyādhara, resides here.
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When I was in her womb, my mother was banished by him into the great forest; / frightened by lions, she took refuge in the interior of the Paryaṅka cave.
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Consoled by a monk, she gave birth there all alone in the forest; / somehow, through merits, she was reunited with her beloved husband."
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"For that offense I will give repayment today without fail; / I will shatter this Vidyādhara pride of King Mahendra."
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In the meantime, musical instruments sounded, deep with the loud rumble of wardrums, / and the warriors set out to surround that great city.
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Hearing that an enemy army had arrived, Mahendra, together with all his forces, / then marched out from the city, blazing with rage.
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A battle ensued between both armies, crowded with horses and elephants, / noisy with the clashes of swords, gold spears, discus weapons, and javelins.
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Seeing Mahendra's army broken, King Mahendra's son, / firmly holding a bow in his hand, quickly reached Hanumat.
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Right then, his bow was cut by Māruti with very sharp arrows / and his chariot was smashed; then Prasannakīrti was captured.
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Seeing his son captured, King Mahendra rose up enraged; / with weapons brandished in hand, he advanced to fight with Hanumat.
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King Mahendra, too, angrily unleashed arrows, javelins, spears, and tomara-darts; / and the high-souled Hanu warded off those masses of weapons.
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Having fought a terrible, great duel involving thousands of illusory powers, / Mahendra was captured in battle by him, like a serpent by Garuḍa.
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When he was captured, the son of the Wind fell at the feet of his maternal grandfather / and said: "Forgive me, master, for whatever misdeed I have done here."
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Recognizing him, he replied: "Dear child! Well done! Well done is your strength and valor! / By your birth, dear son, your whole lineage has been adorned."
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Having begged his pardon, Hanu recounted to his maternal grandfather / all of Padma's arrival, and the purpose of his own journey.
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"O grandfather, I am going to the city of Laṅkā on urgent business; / you, however, go to the city of Kiṣkindhī, into the presence of Rāma."
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Having spoken thus, the son of the Wind flew up into the sky; / he proceeded facing toward Laṅkā, like Indra toward Amarāvatī.
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Having gone with his son Prasannakīrti, Mahendraketu, / surrounded by many warriors, reverently honored Lord Rāma.
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A reunion of Añjanā with her parents took place right there; / a great celebration was held right on that spot, filled with loud wardrums and musical instruments.
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Seeing that Mahendra had arrived there, Virādhita and the other / warriors, with delighted minds, praised Padma once again:
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"Through dharma performed in previous lives, noble men—abodes of bliss, beloved of all people— / attain your spotless fame; therefore, always be intent upon good self-restraint."
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Thus ends the fiftieth chapter, entitled "The Accomplishment of the Reunion of Mahendra's Daughter", in the Paümacariya.
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- Paümacariya — Vimalasūri, Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit