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The women of the inner palace, having revived him from his swoon, said, "Alas! Pravahati! Where have you gone?" ||11|| Seeing the Vidhyadhara and Vidhyadhari, Jayakumar remembered his past life. Meanwhile, seeing the pair of pigeons playing on the palace balcony, Sulochana also remembered her past life and fainted. ||12|| After regaining consciousness, Sulochana, having received treatment for her swoon, rose up calling out the name Hiranyavarma. ||13|| Hearing the name Hiranyavarma from his beloved, Jayakumar said to her, "I was Hiranyavarma before." Sulochana, delighted, replied, "I am Pravahati." ||14|| Thus, the couple, through various signs, clearly established that they were Vidhyadharas in their previous lives. ||15|| Then, to satisfy the curiosity of the people of the inner palace, who were filled with wonder, Jayakumar urged Sulochana to tell the story of their past four lives. ||16|| She narrated their story, filled with the flavors of joy and sorrow, and interwoven with the happiness of reunion. ||17|| She told how Uttatikari was related to the couple Sukanta and Rativega, and how she had burned them both, causing their tragic death. ||18|| Uttatikari, upon dying, became a cat, while Sukanta and Rativega became pigeons. Uttatikari then devoured the pigeons, causing them great suffering as they died. ||19|| Through the blessings of the sage's gift, the pigeon's soul became the Vidhyadhari named Pravahati, and the pigeon's soul became the Vidhyadhara named Hiranyavarma. Both enjoyed the wealth of the Vidhyadharas. ||20|| Perhaps, while Hiranyavarma and Pravahati were performing austerities in the forest, their former enemy, the cat, in the form of the thief Vidyu dvega, burned them in a fire. ||21|| Due to the consequences of their karma, Hiranyavarma and Pravahati died and became gods and goddesses in the first heaven, while the thief Vidyu dvega, upon dying, went to hell. At some point, the couple of gods came to earth for amusement, and Vidyu dvega, having escaped from hell, became the sage Bhima. ||22|| Thus, the three beings, recognizing each other, forgave each other. ||23||
Gone. ||10||