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its throne, Dhundhu was not yet sated, till desiring Brahma's abode
to which the gods had fled. To this wish, the demons reply to their
king 鈥渨e don't have the power of going, O! Protector of the world,
bywhich we can go to the residence of Brahma because the path is
very far and extremely impossible."
This escalation of goals on Dhundhu's part makes nice symmetry
with his tapas; that is, a demon who wins by force desires only the
triple world; but he who conquers by tapas desires true immortality.
Adament in his desire, Dhundhu consults Sukra, who suggests
to perform hundred A艣vamedhas as did Indra, thereby winning the
Brahmaloka. Assembled at the river bank, the Asuras begin the
sacrifice, and the gods, smelling smoke, call to Vi峁ａ箛u for help. Vi峁ａ箛u
"made His mind to bind Dhundhu feigning virtue." Taking the form
of a dwarf, he floated up river to the site of the Asuras sacrifice and
pretending to be drawning was hauled out by them. When
questioned by them, he told a sad tale. The younger of two sons of
a br膩hmin, named Netrabhasa and Gatibh膩峁�a, when his father died,
he was cheated out of his inheritance by his elder broker, who gave
him this excuse; "A hump backed a dwarf, a lame person, a eunuch,
a leper a madman, a blind man these people have no share in
property." At this protestation, Gatibh膩峁�a was thrown into the river
by his greedy brother.
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Flattering the Asuras with compliments, then in return offered
him a myriad of sumptuous gifts, which he declined asking only for
these steps of land. Granted this, He assumed His Trivikrama form