Part 26: Kidnaped by Mānasavega

One time Vasudeva went to sleep, tired from pleasure with her, and was carried off in the night by Mānasavega, who surpassed Garuḍa in speed. When Vasudeva knew it, he beat the Khecara with his fist and, injured by the blows, he dropped Vasudeva suddenly into the water of the Bhāgīrathī. He fell on the shoulder of a Khecara, Caṇḍavega, standing there, engaged in subduing a magic art, and was the cause of the magic art’s submission. Vṛṣṇi’s son was addressed by him: “Noble sir, the magic art was subdued by your power. What can I give you?” and he asked for the magic art ‘going-through-the-air.’ The Khecara gave him the magic art and Vasudeva began to subdue it at the gate of Kanakhala with deep concentration.