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The Thirty-Third Chapter
111. How did you come to know this extremely difficult mantra? O Bhadra, tell me this. I wish to know it completely. ||142||
He said, "In Kundanagara, there lived a merchant named Samudrasangama, who was devoted to accumulating wealth. His wife's name was Yamuna. I am their son. My mother gave birth to me during a time when the sky was filled with lightning, so my relatives named me Vidyudanga." ||143-144||
"Gradually, as I reached youth, I came to this city of Ujjayini, equipped with the knowledge of commerce, to earn wealth." ||145||
"Here, I saw a courtesan named Kamalata and was struck by the arrow of love. Since then, I have been tormented, finding no peace day or night." ||146||
"I thought, 'Let me spend one night with her.' This desire bound me tightly, like a net binds a deer." ||147||
"My father had accumulated a great fortune over many years, but I, his son, squandered it all in just six months." ||148||
"Just as a bee is attached to a lotus, my mind, afflicted by lust, is attached to that courtesan. What is there that a man will not do for women?" ||149||
"One day, I heard her criticizing her own earrings to her friend, saying, 'What use are these earrings to me, a burden on my ears? Blessed is the queen Shridhara, who enjoys great fortune, and whose ears are adorned with beautiful jeweled earrings.'" ||150-151||
"Hearing this, I thought, 'If I don't steal that excellent earring and fulfill her desire, what is the use of my life?'" ||152||
"Driven by this desire, I disregarded my own dear life and went to the king's palace, shrouded in the darkness of night." ||153||
"There, I heard Queen Shridhara asking Singhudara, 'My lord, why are you not getting any sleep today? Why do you seem so troubled?'" ||154||
He said, "O Devi, how can I sleep when my mind is troubled? Until I kill Vajrakarn, who turns his face away from me in disrespect, I will not find peace." ||155||
The one who was experiencing great joy and also some sorrow, asked the Datta who he was and where he came from. ||140-141||