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He commanded the rain also to descend in s6 violent a manner, 

 that the castle of fire was reduced to ashes ; while, from the fierce look 

 of that Lord of the three Lokes, the castle of water was dried up. 

 Then he sounded the great shell Panchajanya, and the hemisphere 

 re-echoed with the noise : at the sound thereof, the hearts of all the 

 pious persons in that city were turned towards Creeshna, while those 

 of the guilty were struck with fear and amazement. Bhoom, with 

 his five heads, was at that time asleep ; but, as the noise awakened 

 him, he began to reflect that on earth he had left no mighty warrior 

 alive, and that in Soorg no one was greater than Eendra, whom he 

 had thrust out from Eendra-Pooree. He, therefore, came forth in 

 a great rage, terrible as the sun of the last day, with a Treesoole 

 (tridental weapon) in his hand, and, seeing Creeshna, struck Ga- 

 roori on the breast, at the same time bellowing with a mighty voice 

 from each of his five mouths. Treesenek Ditya, one of his servants, 

 now came forward and represented to him that he demeaned him- 

 self in this paltry engagement, and offered to take it entirely upon 

 himself. Treesenek had a Geda in his hand, which he struck with 

 all his might at Bhagavan, who shivered it with his Van. Treese- 

 nek took another Geda, which Creeshna parried, and asked Seete- 

 Bhavani if she was afraid, adding, that there was no cause for 

 alarm or grief. Creeshna then urged Garoori a few steps forward, 

 at which time he cut off Treesenek's three heads, and turned them 

 round, as Eendra, with his Kothare, cut off the tops of the three 

 branches of Soomeeroo. Treesenek had sons, whom he called Rehee- 

 berwen, who, being exceedingly affected with their father's death, and 

 knowing Bhoom for their lord and protector, came to the conflict 

 and prepared to fight with every species of weapon ; but they wasted 

 their strength in vain, their utmost efforts were of no avail, for 

 Creeshna broke all their weapons like a grain of Sesame. He then 

 severed each of their heads from their bodies : and, by the efficacy 



