Part 5: Death of Sāgaracandra

Sāgaracandra, the son of Niṣadha, the grandson of Rāma, his mind disgusted, having the lesser vows in the first place, began observing the statuesque posture at that time. Going outside to a cemetery, he practiced kāyotsarga and was seen by Nabhaḥsena who was always looking for a vulnerable point in him. Nabhaḥsena said to him: “Heretic, why do you do this? Take the fruit of the trick of kidnaping Kamalāmelā.” With these words, Nabhaḥsena, evil-hearted, put the neck of a jar on his head and filled it with coals from a funeral-pyre. Sāgara, wise, endured it completely, died quickly and, the formula of homage to the five Parameṣṭhins being recalled, went to heaven.