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Shurapadma leading his troops
SHURAPADMA LEADING HIS ASURA TROOPS
Kartikeya and shurapadma
KARTIKEYA AND SHURAPADMA
Kartikeya and shurapadma
KARTIKEYA ATTACKING THE CHARIOT
Shurapadma changing  forms
SHURAPADMA CHANGING FORMS
FROM A BIRD TO A TREE
Finally Shurapadma himself came to the battlefield with mad courage, thinking that he would kill Kartikeya. The two began a severe fight. Kartikeya cut the arrows of Shurapadma, made his chariot tumble, and snatched away his sword too. Then Shurapadma took his club. Kartikeya said, "In a man like you, immoral and desiring another's wife, no weapon can be effective, Can one who gives up morals secure victory?" Saying so, Kartikeya shattered his club into pieces.

Then Shurapadma began to fight with his supernatural powers and tricks. He created several types of wild animals and many ugly and terrible spirits and Rakshasas. Kartikeya was not afraid. Just to see at what level was the mind of Shurapadma, Kartikeya with his divine power showed him the 'Vishwaroopa,' his Cosmic Shape.

Shurapadma was overawed. But there was in him no righteous mood or devotion to God. He only thought, "Perhaps that boy also knows a little of magic like me." Shurapadma then used his powers and rose up in the sky in a chariot and the next moment all the dead Asura soldiers rose alive. But Kartikeya with a single weapon killed all the soldiers and with another attacked Shurapadma. The next moment Shurapadma fell down and his chariot flew towards Kartikeya. Kartikeya laughingly thanked Shurapadma for providing him with a chariot.

Shurapadma quickly assumed the form of a huge bird and attacked Kartikeya, but Kartikeya however using Indra in the form of peacock as his mount lashed at him. Shurapadma escaped in the nick of time by taking the form of a tree. Kartikeya with a spear cut the tree in two and Shurapadma emerged unscathed in his natural form.
[kartikeya and shurapadma]
KARTIKEYA ATTACKING SHURAPAMDA WITH HIS 'SHAKTI'

"This Rakshasa has no love of virtue and righteousness," Kartikeya concluded. "He has no desire for knowledge. For him, morality is bitter and unwanted. He is incapable of piety and love of God. It is useless to employ the mild method of persuasion. He has to be killed, to make the world safe." So resolving, Kartikeya used his all-powerful 'Shakti' weapon against Shurapadma. It flew towards him emitting fire, severed his head and returned to Kartikeya. The rest of the Rakshasas ran for life. The gods brought down a rain of flowers.



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