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## Chapter Thirty
### 387
Driven by his mental energy, Manasvega, filled with brotherly affection, reached the great city of Mahapur with Somaśrī in his chariot.
### 39
Upon reaching there, Vasudeva met Somaśrī's relatives. Manasvega, though driven by mental energy, remained at his post, obedient to their commands.
### 40
The time passed pleasantly for the two, their minds filled with the nectar of love, as they engaged in questions and answers about their experiences and stories.
### 41
One day, Surpak, the son of the king Trishikhar, who was an enemy of the Kumar, took the form of a horse and abducted the Kumar, throwing him from the sky into the Ganges.
### 42
Crossing the Ganges, the Kumar Vasudeva reached the hermitage of the ascetics. There, he saw a woman, mad and adorned with a garland of human bones, and asked an ascetic, "Whose wife is this beautiful woman, who wanders about like a mad elephant, under the influence of madness?"
### 43-44
The ascetic replied, "She is Ketumati, the daughter of King Jarasandha, and was married to King Jitashatru.
### 45
A wandering magician had subdued her, but he died, and she now wanders the earth, wearing a garland of his bones."
### 46
Hearing this, Vasudeva, filled with compassion and the power of great mantras, quickly subdued the demon who possessed Ketumati.
### 47
Jarasandha's men had already been sent to search for Vasudeva, and despite his kindness, they captured him and took him to the royal city.
### 48
Vasudeva asked his captors, "O royal men, tell me, what crime have I committed against the king, that I am being taken away in this angry manner?"
### 49
The royal men replied, "He who removes the demon from the princess will be the father of the king's enemy."
### 50
Thus, surrounded by vile men, Vasudeva was taken to the place of execution. But before he could be killed, a Vidyadhara snatched him up and carried him away into the sky.
### 51
The Vidyadhara said, "O hero, know that I am your grandfather, Magoratha by name, and I fulfill the desires of my mind."
### 52
Manasvega, the Kumar's mother, filled with compassion, took the Kumar to Somaśrī and left him there.