Skandapurana 3.2.11
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Yudhiṣṭhira said:
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Tell me, O best of the twice-born: what happened after this?
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Having drunk the nectar of your speech, my lord, I am not satiated.
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Vyāsa said:
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Then, after some time had elapsed, at the conclusion of the yuga,
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at the beginning of Tretā, there arose a lord of rākṣasas named Lolajihvākṣa.
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By him all the three worlds, moving and unmoving, were put to flight.
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Having conquered all the worlds, he arrived at Dharmāraṇya.
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Beholding that entire holy and charming [place], frequented by the twice-born,
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out of hatred for brahmins, that auspicious city was burned by him.
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Seeing the city being burned, the best of the twice-born fled;
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the residents of Dharmāraṇya departed in every direction, just as they had come.
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Then Śrīmātā and the other goddesses, enraged indeed by the rākṣasa,
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struck [at him], having threatened the rākṣasa with their cries.
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Then hundreds and thousands of goddesses rose up,
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bearing excellent tridents, holding conches, discuses, and maces;
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some held water pots, others held whips and swords;
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one held a noose and a goad, another held a sword and a shield;
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one had an axe in hand, and another bore divine weapons;
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richly adorned with various ornaments, resplendent with various jewels.
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For the destruction of the rākṣasas and for the welfare of the brahmins,
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they came to the place where the rākṣasa Lolajihva was.
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Having huge fangs, a massive body, a tongue like lightning, and terrifying [appearance]—
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seeing them, the rākṣasa let out a terrible lion's roar.
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By that great roar, the three worlds were terrified,
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all the quarters were filled, and many oceans were agitated.
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A great uproar arose in Dharmāraṇya then, O king.
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Hearing that, Nalakūbara was sent forth by Indra:
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“Go and see what this is; having seen, report to me.”
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Hearing his word, Nalakūbara went.
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Seeing there the great battle between Śrīmātā and Lolajihva,
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he reported before Śakra just as it was seen and just as it had happened:
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“He agitates the three worlds, having gone from here to Dharmāraṇya.”
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Hearing that, Indra, having informed Viṣṇu, came down to earth.
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That charming city, hard to attain even for the gods, was burned down;
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the brahmins were not seen there; they had all fled to the ten directions.
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Śrīmātā, the yoginī, was waging a great battle there,
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while all the people, crying out in distress, were running hither and thither.
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Hearing that, Vāsudeva took up the Sudarśana [discus]
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and came down to the earth from Satyaloka at that time, O king.
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Then, having gone to Dharmāraṇya, he released that discus.
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Then the demon Lolajihva fainted and fell down.
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Then, pierced by the trident and by spears, fainting with rage,
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being struck, the demon abandoned his life and went to heaven.
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Then the gods along with the gandharvas, their minds filled with overflowing joy,
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having arrived from Satyaloka, praised that Lord of the Universe.
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Seeing that [place] deserted, Viṣṇu spoke these words:
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“Where are all those brahmins belonging to the hermitage of the seers?”
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Then the gods, together with the gandharvas, having quickly searched out
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the brahmins who had fled hither and thither, O king, said this to them:
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“Hear our words, O brahmins: the vile rākṣasa has been slain;
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he was cut down by Lord Vāsudeva with his discus.”
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Hearing that, all the brahmins, their eyes wide with great joy,
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returned then, O king, and entered their respective dwellings.
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Then, O king, a charming speech was addressed to the Beloved of Śrī:
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“Because you, the Lord of the Universe, have come from Satyaloka,
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and this city was established for the welfare of the twice-born,
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it shall therefore be known in the world as Satyamandira.
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In the Kṛta age it is Dharmāraṇya; in the Tretā age, Satyamandira.”
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Hearing that and consenting with "So be it,"
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then all those brahmins, together with their sons and grandsons,
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with their wives and attendants, dwelled as before,
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engaged in austerity, sacrificial rites, study, and the like.
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Thus has all this been related to you concerning Dharma in the Satyamandira.
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Thus ends the eleventh chapter, titled 'The Description of the Establishment of Satyamandira Preceded by the Slaying of the Asura Lolajihva,' in the Dharmāraṇyamāhātmya of the Brahmakhaṇḍa, the third section of the glorious Skandamahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses.
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