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Viswamitra the Magician, / By his spells and incantations, / Up to Indra's realms elysian / Raised Trisanku, king of nations.
Indra and the gods offended / Hurled him downward, and descending / In the air he hung suspended, / With these equal powers contending.
Thus by aspirations lifted, / By misgivings downward driven, / Human hearts are tossed and drifted / Midway between earth and heaven.