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The birds gathered in nests were making a great commotion, as if they were crying out in sorrow for Anjana's suffering. ||25|| Then Anjana, forgetting the pain caused by hunger and thirst, was about to be swept away by the ocean of slanderous suffering. ||26|| Fearful, she did not cry out loud, but wept silently within herself. Her friend made a seat for her with the leaves of trees, and she sat down on it. ||27|| That night, Anjana's eyes did not close in sleep. It seemed as if the constant flow of hot tears, burning her, had filled her with fear. ||28|| Her friend, having soothed her with her hand, had spent the whole night comforting her. Anjana had endured the night with great difficulty, or rather, she had spent the night like a year, enduring great hardship. ||29||
Then, as dawn broke, Anjana, whose leaves had withered from long, hot breaths, left her bed and went to the gate of her father's palace. Her friend, who was as agreeable as a shadow, followed her, and people looked at her with compassion. ||30-31|| Anjana's appearance had changed due to her suffering, so the gatekeeper did not recognize her. Therefore, when she tried to enter, he stopped her, and she stood there. ||32|| Then her friend told him everything. Upon hearing this, the gatekeeper, whose name was Shilakapat, left a different man standing at the gate and went inside. He bowed to the king, touched the earth with his hand, and went to inform him privately of his daughter's arrival. ||33-34|| Then King Mahendra, who was sitting nearby, ordered his son, Prasanna Kirti, to bring his daughter in with great pomp. ||35|| Then the king said again, "Let the city be adorned, and let the army be assembled. I will personally welcome my daughter." ||36|| Then the gatekeeper, having heard of his daughter's character, told the king all about it, placing his hand on his mouth. ||37|| 1. Duhkhasanghata, B. 2. Pallave, M. 3. Santvamana, M. 4. Sama Samam, B, J. Krichchanga Samam Sakam Samam Purna Nisam Niny. 5. Agacchat. 6. Avinjnata Vyavasthito, B. 7. Nyanaram, M. 8. Prasanna Kortakyam, M. 9. Parisajjatam, M.