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## The Fifteenth Chapter
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Why is he eager to go? What has caused his anger? Or who has instigated him otherwise? ||20||
He has all the preparations for taking the girl, so why has he become indifferent? ||205||
Some laughed and said, "His name 'Pavananjay' is indeed meaningful, since he has conquered the wind with his speed." ||206||
Others said, "He still doesn't know the essence of a woman. That's why he's eager to leave this girl." ||207||
"If he knew the joy of true love, he would be bound by its ties, like a wild elephant." ||208||
Thus, surrounded by hundreds of courtiers engaged in private conversations, Pavananjay, mounted on his swift chariot, was ready to depart. ||209||
Then, the girl's father, learning of his departure, came there in a state of panic, accompanied by all his relatives. ||210||
He, along with Prahlad, said to the prince, "O noble one, why are you undertaking this journey, which is the cause of sorrow? What has someone said to you? O noble man, who is not dear to you? O wise one, no one even considers what is not pleasing to you." ||211-212||
"Even if there are faults, it is right for you to heed my words and your father's. And this act is free from all faults, so how can it be wrong?" ||213||
"Therefore, O wise one, return and fulfill our desires. For men like you, a father's command should be a cause of joy." ||214||
Saying this, the father-in-law and father, moved by love for their son, respectfully took the hand of the bowed hero, Pavananjay. ||215||
Then, unable to bear the weight of their respect, Pavananjay turned back and began to ponder the reasons for the anger and sorrow that caused him to inflict pain on the girl. ||216||
Now, I will marry this girl, and through this union, I will experience the sorrow born of non-attachment. This way, she will not find happiness with any other man. ||217||