A History of Indian Literature v1.c9.s8.59
A History of Indian Literature v1.c9.s8.59
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Next follows a section which, like the last one in Book II, pursues the tendency to harmonise Viṣṇu- and Śiva-worship. Alternately Viṣṇu sings a hymn to Śiva and Śiva to Viṣṇu.¹ The next passage again deals with a heroic deed of Kṛṣṇa, namely the slaying of King *Pauṇḍra*, who rises up against Kṛṣṇa.² The last longer section of the Harivaṃśa is the legend (upākhyāna) of the two Śiva-worshippers *Haṃsa* and *Ḍimbhaka*, who are humiliated by Kṛṣṇa-Viṣṇu.³