Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 9: Liberation

Chapter 15: Parasurama, the Lord's Warrior Incarnation. Text 22

गृहीतो लीलया स्त्रीणां समक्षं कृतकिल्बिषः ।
माहिष्मत्यां सन्निरुद्धो मुक्तो येन कपिर्यथा ॥२२॥

gá¹›hÄ«to lÄ«layÄ strīṇÄá¹
samakṣaṠkṛta-kilbiṣaḥ
mÄhiá¹£matyÄá¹ sanniruddho
mukto yena kapir yathÄ

 gá¹›hÄ«taḥ - was arrested by force; lÄ«layÄ - very easily; strīṇÄm - of the women; samaká¹£am - in the presence; ká¹›ta-kilbiá¹£aḥ - thus becoming an offender; mÄhiá¹£matyÄm - in the city known as MÄhiá¹£matÄ«; sanniruddhaḥ - was arrested; muktaḥ - released; yena - by whom (KÄrtavÄ«ryÄrjuna); kapiḥ yathÄ - exactly as done to a monkey.


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When RÄvaṇa attempted to insult KÄrtavÄ«ryÄrjuna in the presence of the women and thus offended him, KÄrtavÄ«ryÄrjuna easily arrested RÄvaṇa and put him in custody in the city of MÄhiá¹£matÄ«, just as one captures a monkey, and then released him neglectfully.

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