“Among gods, human beings, demons, NŒgas and birds,” he thought, “there is none who can withstand my servants. As for Khara and Dµuƒa˜a, they were as powerful as myself; who else could have killed them, had it not been the Lord Himself? If therefore the Lord Himself, the Delighter of the gods and the Reliever of Earth’s burden, has appeared on earth, I will go and resolutely fight with him and cross the ocean of mundane existence by falling to His arrows. Adoration is out of question in this (demoniac) body, which is made up of the principle of ignorance, TŒmasa. Therefore, such is my firm resolve in thought, word and deed. And if they happen to be some mortal princes I shall conquer them both in battle and carry off the bride.” Having thus made up his mind, he mounted his chariot and drove off alone to the spot where MŒr¶ca was living by the sea-shore. Now, hear, UmŒ, the delectable account of the device that Ýr¶ RŒma employed. (1—4)