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## The Twenty-Second Chapter
The queen, Vichitramala, carrying the weight of her pregnancy, filled with sorrow, arrived with the inner palace. ||42|| Knowing that Sukoshal was about to take the initiation, a soft humming sound, like the buzzing of a bee, arose from the inner palace. ||43|| Sukoshal said, "If this child in Vichitramala's womb is a son, I have given him the kingdom." Saying this, he became indifferent, severed the bonds of hope, burned the cage of affection, broke the chains of his wife, and abandoned the kingdom like a blade of grass. ||44-45|| He renounced all ornaments, discarded both internal and external possessions, sat on a simple seat, and cut his hair. ||46|| He took the great vows, with firm determination, and with a peaceful mind, he wandered with his father. ||47|| As he walked, the red rays of his feet seemed to offer lotus flowers to the earth. People looked at him with wonder. ||48|| Sahadevi, filled with false beliefs and devoted to sin, died and was reborn in a lower animal form. ||49|| Father and son wandered together, following the course of the sun. When the sun set, they would rest. Then, the rainy season arrived, darkening the sky. ||50|| The sky, covered with dark clouds, seemed to be plastered with cow dung. Here and there, flying vultures made it seem as if the sky was being adorned with clusters of white lotuses. ||51|| The large buds of the Kadamba trees, buzzing with bees, seemed to be singing the praises of the king of the rainy season. ||52|| The world seemed to be filled with clusters of blue collyrium, like towering mountains. The moon and the sun had gone, as if they were frightened by the roar of the clouds. ||53|| Uninterrupted streams of water poured from the sky, making it seem as if the sky itself was melting and flowing. The earth, covered with green grass, seemed to be wearing a garment of contentment. ||54||