Pradyumna Born to Krsna and Rukmini 373
conjugal symptoms is not at all incompatible. Sambara wanted to kill
you, and he is endowed with various kinds of mystic powers. Therefore,
before he again attempts to kill you, please kill him as soon as possible
with your divine power. Since you were stolen by Sambara, your mother,
Rukminidevi, has been in a very grievous condition, like a cuckoo bird who
has lost her babies. She is very affectionate toward you, and since you have
been taken away from her, she has been living like a cow aggrieved over
the loss of its calf.”

Mayavati had mystic knowledge of supernatural power. Supernatural
powers are generally known as mayd, and to supersede all such super-
natural power there is another supernatural power, which is called maha-
maya. Mayavati had the knowledge of the mystic power of mahamaya,
and she delivered to Pradyumna this specific energetic power in order to
defeat the mystic powers of the Sambara demon. Thus being empowered
by his wife, Pradyumna immediately went before Sambara and challenged
him to fight. Pradyumna began to address him in very strong language, so
that his temper might be agitated and he would be moved to fight. At
Pradyumna’s words, the demon Sambara, being insulted, felt just like a
snake feels after being struck by one’s leg. A serpent cannot tolerate being
kicked by another animal or by a man, and he immediately bites the
opponent. .

Sambara felt the words of Pradyumna as if they were a kick. He imme-
diately took his club in his hand and appeared before Pradyumna to fight.
In great anger, he began to beat Pradyumna with his club, just as a thun-
derbolt beats a mountain. The demon was also groaning and making a
noise like a thundering cloud. Pradyumna protected himself with his own
club, and eventually he struck the demon very severely. In this way, the
fighting between Sambarasura and Pradyumna began very seriously.

But Sambarasura knew the art of mystic powers and could raise himself
in the sky and fight from outer space. There is another demon of the
name Maya, and Sambarasura learned many mystic powers from him. He
thus raised himself high in the sky and began to throw various types of
nuclear weapons at the body of Pradyumna. In order to combat the
mystic powers or Sambarasura, Pradyumna remembered another mystic
power, known as mahavidya, which was different from the black mystic
power. The mahavidya mystic power is based on the quality of goodness.
Understanding that his enemy was formidable, Sambara took assistance
from various kinds of demonic mystic powers belonging to the Guhyakas,
the Gandharvas, the Pisacas, the snakes and the Raksases. But although the
demon exhibited his mystic powers and took shelter of supernatural
