(malla-yuddha). Bahubali won all the three contests over his elder brother, Bharata.

The Adipurana further narrates that, after losing the wrestling contest, Bharata became angry and used his divine weapon, the chakra-ratna, against Bahubali. But Bahubali was invincible to it, so the weapon just went around him, lost its power, and stopped near him. Bahubali then thought about how foolish it was to fight with