SugrÄ«va then tells RÄma and Laká¹£maṇa how powerful his brother BÄli is and how difficult it will be to defeat him. He tells the story of BÄli and the demon Dundubhi, who had assumed the form of a buffalo. The demon is shown rampaging about uprooting trees, seeking someone to challenge. On the right, he challenges Varuṇa, the king of the Ocean, rising crowned from the waves, who tells him he should be challenging the mountain Himavat. On the left, he challenges Himavat, who stands on a crag of the white Himalaya which is studded with caves containing ascetics, and from which the Gaá¹…g
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SugrÄ«va then tells RÄma and Laká¹£maṇa how powerful his brother BÄli is and how difficult it will be to defeat him. He tells the story of BÄli and the demon Dundubhi, who had assumed the form of a buffalo. The demon is shown rampaging about uprooting trees, seeking someone to challenge. On the right, he challenges Varuṇa, the king of the Ocean, rising crowned from the waves, who tells him he should be challenging the mountain Himavat. On the left, he challenges Himavat, who stands on a crag of the white Himalaya which is studded with caves containing ascetics, and from which the Gaá¹…gÄ flows. Himavat tells him it is BÄli he should be challenging. Ramayana. Udaipur, c.1653. Source: Add.15296(2), f.11. Language: Sanskrit.