In the Satya-yuga
there once lived an amazing fearsome demon called Mura. Always very angry, he
terrified all the demigods, defeating even Indra, the king of heaven; Vivasvan,
the sun-god; the eight Vasus; Lord Brahma; Vayu, the wind-god; and Agni, the
fire-god. With his terrible power he brought them all under his control. Then
the demigods approached Lord Visnu, and prayed to Him for help. Hearing the
prayers and request from Indra, Lord Visnu became very angry and said: “O
powerful demigods, all together you may now advance on Mura’s capital city of
Candravati.” Encouraged thus, the assembled demigods proceeded to Candravati
with Lord Hari leading the way. Then there was a big fight between the soldiers
of Mura and the demigods. Many hundreds of demons were killed by the Lord’s
hand. At last the chief demon, Mura, began fighting with the Lord, first with
weapons, then with bare hands.
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