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equal to myself. Thy eminence shall then be lowered." The Asura
chief gladly waited for the day.
Bana had a daughter named Usha. She met Aniruddha in a
dream. On getting up, she exclaimed, "Friend where art thou?"
Her attendant Chitra-lekha, daughter of the minister, named Kum-
bhanda, enquired whom she was looking for. Usha described the figure
she had seen in her dream. Chitra-lekha pointed out to her Devas,
Gandhavas, and men, one after another. At last, when she pointed to
the figure of Aniruddha, the princess indicated him as her lover.
Chitra-lekha by her Yogic powers went to Dvaraka and carried away
Aniruddha, while he was asleep. The prince and the princess passed
their days together in the privacy of Usha's apartment. The men of
the guard found some significant change in Usha. They informed
the King. Bana came in unexpectedly and he found his daughter
playing with a young man. The armed attendants of Bana attacked
Aniruddha but he killed many of them with his club and they ran
away. Bana then tied the prince with serpents' twinings.
Narada gave the news to Krishna. Rama and Krishna, with
their followers and a large army, attacked Sonita-pura, the seat of
Bana. Siva engaged in fight with Krishna, Kartikeya with Pra-
dyumna, Bana with Satyaki, Kumbhanda and KQpakarna with
Balarama and Bana's son with Samba. Krishna worsted Siva and
Pradyumna worsted Kartikeya. Bana then attacked Krishna. After
some fighting the king fled away. The Fever with three heads and
three feet, known as Siva's Fever, joined the battle. To meet him,
Krishna created the Fever known as Vishnu's Fever. The two fevers
fought with each other. Worsted in the fight, the Fever of Siva
sought the protection of Krishna. He got assurances that he need
have no fear from Vishnu's Fever.
Bana returned to the charge. Krishna began to cut off his
hands with the Chakra. Siva appeared at the time and asked Krishna
to forgive Bana as he had forgiven his father Bali. Krishna replied:
"O Lord, I cannot kill this son of Bali. I promised Prahlada that I
would not kill any of his line. His many hands caused grief to
Earth and I have lopped them off. Now four hands shall only remain.
With these hands, Bana shall be thy constant companion, without
fear of death or infirmity." Bana bowed clown his head. He made
over his daughter and Aniruddha to Krishna.
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