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Sunday, June 20, 2021

Lanka

Pradyumna continued to conquer other countries and thus attained Setubandha. Staring at the ocean spread over a hundred yojanas, he hesitated in indecision. Pradyumna asked Uddhava if Vibhishana would give a tribute to him. Then Pradyumna decided to send a message to Vibhishana that he must pay tribute to King Ugrasena for the rajasuya yajna. If not, then he will build a bridge to Lanka with his arrows and come to Lanka. Pradyumna tied his message to an arrow and released it to the royal palace of Vibhishana, shining in all directions. Upon receiving the message, the surprised Vibhishana asked Shukracharya about the power of the Yadavas. In response, Shukracharya told ancient history: “In ancient times, four Kumaras, the sons of Brahma, arrived in Vaikuntha, where the guards of Jaya and Vijaya, considering them ordinary children, were not allowed into the abode of the Lord. This greatly angered the Kumars and they cursed Jaya and Vijaya to become demons for three births. In this way they fell from Vaikuntha and were born as the sons of Diti. The eldest was Hiranyaksha, and the youngest was Hiranyakasipu. They accepted death from Lord Varaha and Nrsimhadeva. In the next birth they became the sons of Vishrava and Keshini, their names were Ravana and Kumbhakarna. They were killed by Lord Rama. Now these two have appeared as Shishupala and Dantavakra, and Lord Krishna came down to kill them." Thus, Sukracharya explained to Vibhishana that the son of Sri Krishna, Pradyumna, came to take tribute for the rajasuya yajna, which King Ugrasena must perform. Vibhishana counted Krishna is an incarnation of Lord Rama, so he went to Pradyumna and offered him, along with prayers, a worthy tribute. In response Pradyumna, being satisfied, presented Vibhishana with many gifts received from various demigods for his previous victories. Then Vibhishana happily returned to Lanka

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