Rajan! Listen, in this world the saints of Hari (Hari-Jana) are always suffering.
“O king! listen, the saints of God live in agony in this world, but ultimately they attain salvation and realise the Lord.2455.
SORTHA
Devotees of Rudra always enjoy happy days in the world. (but they) die,
“The devotees of the Rudra always pass their life in the world comfortably, but they cannot attain salvation and always remain in transmigration.”2456.
SWAYYA
(O King!) Listen, there used to be a giant named Bhasmangad, when he heard this from Narada.
When the demon named Bhasmangad heard about the kindness of Rudra from Narada, he served Rudra single-mindedly and pleased him
(He) cut off his flesh and sacrificed it in the fire and was not as afraid as Rati.
He without any fear, cut down his flesh and performed homa in fire, he was bestowed this boon that on the head of whomsoever he would place his hand, he would be reduced to ashes.2457.
On whose head I lay my hands, let him fly into ashes', when he has obtained (this) boon.
When he obtained the boon of placing his hand and reducing the person to ashes, then that fool in the first place wanted to reduce Rudra to ashes and seize Parvati
Then Rudra ran and with deception, he caused the reduction of Bhumasura
Therefore O king! you may tell me now whether you are great or God is great, who protected you.2458.
End of the description of the killing of the demon Bhasmangad in Krishnavatara in Bachittar Natak.
Now begins the description of the striking of leg by Bhrigu
SWAYYA
Once the seven sages sat together, thought in their mind that Rudra was good,
Brahma was good and Vishnu was the best of all
The play of all the three is infinite, none had been able to understand their mystery
In order to understand their tone, Bhrigu, one of the sages sitting there, went away,2459.
He went to the house of Rudra, the sage said to Rudra, “You destroy the beings,” hearing this Rudra took up his trident
Then that sage went to Brahma and said, “You repeat the reading of Vedas uselessly,” Brahma also did not like these words
When he reached near Vishnu and seeing him sleeping the sage struck him with his leg