चतुरास्य

यन्त्रोपारोपितकोशांशः

Purana Encyclopedia

पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

CATURĀSYA : A heroic asura. Once he fell in love with Rambhā, and on his request Svayamprabhā, Rambhā's attendant, won over her mistress to the asura. The asura, Rambhā and Svayamprabhā then shifted their residence to a beautiful palace built in south India by Maya for Caturāsya. But, Indra who felt Rambhā's absence badly came down to earth, killed Caturāsya and took Rambhā back with him. Indra cursed Svayam- prabhā to remain on earth. And, he told her that she should welcome and treat well the monkeys who would be arriving there in their quest of Sītā, and then she would get redemption from the curse. The above facts were revealed by Svayamprabhā herself while welcom- ing the monkeys. (Kampa Rāmāyaṇa).


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*10th word in right half of page 178 (+offset) in original book.