Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1016

c8.1016

Padmāvatī recognised Muktāphalaketu from the words of his followers. But the latter had to go back to Devaloka under instructions from Indra. The Devāsura war became fierce. By the valour and skill of Muktāphalaketu many of the asuras were killed. The war was won. Muktāphalaketu was given a grand reception at devaloka and was then sent back. Muktāphalaketu did not seem to be happy and everybody thought that it might be due to his having killed Vidyuddhvaja. But the real cause was his separation from Padmāvatī.