Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra
by Helen M. Johnson | 1931 | 742,503 words
This page describes Killing of Bana which is the fifth part of chapter VIII of the English translation of the Neminatha-caritra, contained within the 鈥淭rishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra鈥�: a massive Jain narrative relgious text composed by Hemacandra in the 12th century. Neminatha in jainism is the twenty-second Tirthankara (Jina) and one of the 63 illustrious beings or worthy persons.
Part 5: Killing of B膩峁嘺
Then, angered, the Khecara-lord, B膩峁嘺, armed with a bow, surrounded Aniruddha with arrows, like a hunter a boar with dogs. At that time U峁Ｄ� gave her husband the magic art P膩峁環asiddha and he, his strength increased by her, fought with B膩峁嘺 for a long time. Pradyumna鈥檚 son was bound like a young elephant with magic nooses by B膩峁嘺. Praj峁璦pti told 艢膩r峁単ap膩峁噄 this.
Hari went there with S墨rin, 艢膩mba, and Pradyumna and the serpent-nooses fled at the sight of the garu岣峚-banner. B膩峁嘺, very proud of his own strength by 艢补峁卥补谤补鈥檚 boon, intoxicated by pride, said to 碍峁涐梗峁嘺: 鈥淒o you not know my strength? You always practiced kidnaping of others鈥� daughters. I will show you the fruit of that which has come by inheritance to your sons, et cetera.鈥�
碍峁涐梗峁嘺 said: 鈥淲hat suitability is there in your speech, villain? The girl must necessarily be given. What fault can there be in choosing her?鈥�
Hearing that, B膩峁嘺, surrounded by Khecaras, his face terrible with frowns, his bow drawn, shot arrows at 艢膩r峁単in. 闯补苍腻谤诲补苍补, expert at destroying, destroyed them in midair; and so it went on for a long time between the two heroes, arrow against arrow. After making him weaponless, 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 cut him into pieces, like Garu岣峚 a cobra, and led him to Yama鈥檚 house.
Then 闯补苍腻谤诲补苍补, taking Aniruddha accompanied by U峁Ｄ�, delighted, went back to the city 顿惫腻谤补惫补迟墨 with Pradyumna, S墨rin and 艢膩mba.