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Vivāgasuyam.
mother queen Sirî, and on account of this distraction I am not able to enjoy excellent human pleasures with king Pûsanandi. It is better, therefore, on my part, to kill Siridevî by means of fire, weapons, poison or incantations and having done so to enjoy excellent pleasures with king Pusanandi." She thought so and having done so, she awaited the opportunities [lit. drawbacks (3)] of killing queen Sirî. Then at a certain time that queen Siri, who was intoxicated, was fast asleep. in a bed in a solitary place. At that time Devadatta went to where Sirîdevi was and having done so she saw Sirîdevi intoxicated and fast asleep in a bed in a solitary place and having done so, she looked into all directions and having done so she went to where the food-store was and having done so she took an iron rod and having done so she heated it and having taken, with a pair of tongs, that red-hot rod resembling a burning flame appearing like a full-blossomed 'kinsuya (palās'a)' tree she went to where queen Siri was and having done so she thrust it into the anus of queen Siri. Then that queen Sirî, crying with a very loud sound, met with death. Then the maid servants of that queen Sirî, having heard the sound of (her) crying, went to where queen Sirî was and having done so they saw there queen Devadattā running away. Then. they approached queen Sirî and found her lifeless, devoid of consciousness and destitute of life, and
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