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Vishnupurana 5.36.13

Viṣṇupurāṇa 5.36.13

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Sanskrit

5.36.13

tataḥ sa vānaro 'bhyetya gṛhītvā sīriṇo halam
musalaṃ ca cakārāsya saṃmukhaṃ saviḍambanam //

On one occasion Halá.yudha was drinking in the groves of Raivata, along with the illustrious Revatí and other beautiful females; and the distinguished Yadu, in whose praises songs were sung, and who was preeminent amidst graceful and sportive women, resembled Kuvera, the god of riches, in his palace. Whilst thus engaged, the monkey Dwivida came there, and stealing the ploughshare and the club of Baladeva, grinned at and mocked him, and laughed at the women, and threw over and broke the cups filled with wine. Balaráma, becoming angry at this, threatened the monkey; but the latter disregarded his menaces, and made a chattering noise: on which Bala, starting up, seized his club in wrath;

Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition

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