26 - Ending of the battle by Brahma 

Narayana said - "On hearing the words of the king, the best of the sages started speaking to him, reminding himself of the name of the lord, which were quite beneficial, truthful and the full of essence." 

The sage said - "O virtuous one, you go back to your house and protect your everlasting dharma because by falling from the dharma, the wisdom remains stable." This is certain. 

О king, finding you hungry I brought to you my abode and extended you all the honour appropriately. Currently also finding you fainted I blessed you pouring the dust of my feet over you, which brought you back to your senses. This is not appropriate to be talked." 

On hearing the words of the sage the king bowed in reverence to the sage and mounting on the chariot, said, "You allow me to fight." Thereafter wearing the kavacha, the sage started fighting with him. The king on his part getting enraged fought a fierce battle. The sage on the other hand with the use of these weapons by the sacred cow, relieved the king of all the weapons. Thereafter, with the use of sakti provided by Kapila, the king again fainted. 

Thereafter regaining consciousness, the king having the lotus like eyes, fought a fierce battle with the sage; then the best of the king used the fire-arrow on the sage in the battle-field which was neutralised by the sage with the use of Varunastra.

The king on his part used in the battle-field the Varunastra quite playfully. 

The king attacked the sage with Vayavyastra and the sage neutralised it with the use of Gandharvastra. The king used serpent-arrow on the sage in the battle-field and the sage in turn, in an instant, shot, a Garuda arrow destroying the weapons of the king. 

O Narada, the king then shot Mahesvarastra on the sage which was the terrific of all and emitted lustre like hundreds of suns illumining the entire universe. The sage on the other hand, neutralised the same with the use of divine Vaisnavastra which pervaded the three worlds. 

Thereafter, the sage attacked the king with Narayanastra reciting the mantra. The king throwing away all the weapons, bowed in reverence to the same and took refuge under it. The weapon started roaming in all the directions in the universe emitting flames of fire like the fire of dissolution out of it. 

The sage then used in the battle-field Jrumbhanastra as a result of which the king felt sleepy and he went to sleep as if dead. 

Finding that the king was so sleeping, the sage used the crescent arrow which destroys the king’s chariot, the charioteer, the bow and the arrows. 

As a result of the shooting of the arrow, the crown of the king, the chatra, the kavacha the weapons, the quiver and the horses also were cut-off. 

Thereafter the sage with the use of Nagdstra captured the king as well as his courtiers. Thereafter Sumantra brought back to the king to sense and showed him the captured courtiers. 

Thereafter showing the same to the king he was freed. Blessing him, the sage said, "You go back home." 

Getting enraged the king got up and attacked the sage with a trident which was destroyed by the sage with his shakti. 

In the meantime, Brahma arrived there and extending nice advice to both of them, he developed love for each other in the mind of both of them. 

Getting satisfied in the battle-field, the sage bowed before the king. The king on the other hand bowed in reverence to Brahma as well as the sage and went back to his kingdom while the sage reverted to his abode. Brahma on the other hand also went back to his abode. I have spoken all this to you, what more do you want to listen to from me?