Veerabahu goes to VeeraMahendhrapuri

       Before staging a war with Surapadman, Muruga sent Veerabahu to VeeraMahendrapuri with a message. Veerabahu met Surapadman  and told him to quit all his bad deeds and to lead a good life. Surapadman got angry and his guards to capture Veerabahu .Veerabahu destroyed all the guards and started His way back as He had come as a messenger and did not want to fight. But Surapadman sent an army to stop Him and capture Him. Veerabahu killed everyone and came back to the city and started throwing boulders and rocks at the buildings. He finally left the city in shambles and returned to Muruga.Veerabahu told all that had happened and the only way was to wage a war.
     The following day Surapadman sent his son Banudevan to fight Muruga. Muruga again sent Veerabahu to fight Banudevan. In the fight that followed Veerabahu injured Banudevan, who ran away. Banudevan went straight to his grandmother Maya and asked her for some weapon that would eliminate Kandha's army. She gave him a weapon that can confuse and spellbound the army. Banudevan next day fought vigorously with the new weapon on his side but could not withstand Veerabahu's attack. He finally used the new weapon and the whole army was spellbound and thrown into the depths of the sea. Muruga threw his Vel into the sea and destroyed the weapon thereby releasing the army and His brothers. Veerabahu got angry and destroyed all the weapons Banudevan had and entered into a hand-to-hand tussle with him. He tore him into pieces. The news reached Surapadhman who could not believe that his son is no more.
     He asked his brother the lion faced, Singhamughasuran to fight with Muruga and that fight lasted for a long time. Finally Muruga killed him with his Vel. He took pity on Singhamugasuran and made him into a lion and asked him to serve as His mother Sakthi's vehicle.

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