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## Chapter Twenty-Three
Hearing a great commotion from the palace, the attendant, Shouri, asked the woman standing beside him, "Why is the whole world so noisy?"
The woman, who knew the story, replied, "Listen, Dev! There is a city called Shakatamukha on this mountain. Its king is a Vidyadhara named Neelavan, the lord of the Vidyadharas."
"Neelavan has a son named Neel and a respected daughter named Neelanjana. There was a conversation between the son and daughter, saying, 'If I have a son and you have a daughter, then there will be a marriage without any dispute between the two families, keeping the lineage happy.'"
"Neelanjana was married to your father-in-law, Singhdanstra. From this marriage, a daughter named Neelyasha was born."
"Neel, who had married, had a son named Neelkantha. He asked Singhdanstra for Neelyasha in marriage."
"Following the order of the great sage, Brihaspati, the wise father gave her to you, the half-chakra-emperor."
"The father and son, Neel and Neelkantha, were wicked and resorted to litigation with Singhdanstra in the assembly. But your father-in-law defeated them both in a fair trial. Therefore, the Vidyadharas made a great commotion in the sky."
Hearing the attendant's words, the son of Surya, Vasudev, smiled and stayed with Neelyasha as before.
Then came the rainy season, and Vasudev experienced it like a woman. Just as a woman is embraced by a dense cloud, so too is the rainy season embraced by the clouds. Just as a woman is dear to her possessions, so too is the rainy season dear to the lands. And just as a woman is beautiful with her white complexion, so too is the rainy season beautiful with the sound of peacocks.