The Prem sagurCaturbhujamisra, active 17th century
Religion
The Prem sagur
Caturbhujamisra, active 17th century
Krishna (Hindu deity)
Discoursing, O great king! in this manner, Shree Krishnù arrived at
Pragojotikpore; there beholding a hill fort, protected by fire, water
and air, Krishnù gave the order to the sovereign of the feathered
race, and to the quoit, Soodursun, who, by levelling, making smooth,
lopping away and fixing, made a good road in a second. When Huri,
advancing, was about to enter the city, the demons, who were guarding
the fort, came out to fight; Krishnù easily killed and overthrew them
with a club. On hearing the news of their death, a devil, named Moor,
with five heads, who was sentinel over the city and fort, was greatly
enraged, and made an attack upon Shree Krishnù with a trident in his
hand, and his eyes red with fury, and gnashing his teeth, began to
say, “Who, in the world, is more powerful than me? I should like to
see him here.” With these words, O great king! the devil, Moor, rushed
at Shree Krishnù Chund, as the king of the feathered race would rush
upon a snake. He then aimed blows with the trident, which Krishnù
parried with a quoit. As many weapons as Moor, in his rage, made use
of, and discharged against, Huri, he, with the greatest ease, warded
off. He then ran and threw himself upon Krishnù, in a state of great
confusion, and began to wrestle; when the fight had lasted some time,
Shree Krishnù, perceiving that Sutbhama was alarmed, cut off his five
heads with the quoit, Soodursun. Bhomasoor, having heard the sound of
the heads falling from the body, enquired, “What very loud noise was
that?” Some one came and informed him that Shree Krishnù had killed
the devil, Moor. Bhomasoor was very sorrowful on first hearing this
account; but afterwards gave the order to his commander-in-chief to
fight. He arranged his forces, and stood ready for battle at the gate
of the fort. After this, the seven sons of Moor, who were very potent
and mighty warriors, hearing of their father’s death, came to fight
with, and encounter, Krishnù, armed with weapons of all kinds.
Bhomasoor, after a while, sent a message to his commander-in-chief,
and the sons of Moor to fight cautiously, as he was also coming. On
receiving the order to fight, the commander-in-chief of Bhomasoor and
the sons of Moor, accompanied by their armies of evil spirits, came
forth to fight with Shree Krishnù Jee; and all at once, their troops
spread like clouds in every direction round Krishnù. The warriors of
Bhomasoor began to shower from all sides missiles of every
description, and to make use of all kinds of arms against Shree
Krishnù Chund; which he, parrying with ease, collected in heaps. At
length Huri perceiving that Sutbhama was greatly disquieted, cut in
pieces, in a second, with the quoit, Soodursun, the whole army of
demons, together with the seven sons of Moor; just as a husbandman
would cut a field of “_jowar_.”
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