PLATE SIX

Desiring to conquer Indra, the King of heaven, Bali Maharaja per-
formed a special ritualistic ceremony called Visvajit. When ghee
(clarified butter) was offered in the fire of sacrifice, there appeared from
the fire a celestial chariot covered with gold and silk. There also appeared
yellow horses like those of Indra, a flag marked with a lion, a gilded bow,
two quivers of infallible arrows and celestial armor. Then Bali
Maharaja’s grandfather Prahlada Maharaja offered Bali a garland of
flowers that would never fade, and Sukracarya gave him a conchshell.
(pp. 186-188)
