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The sixty-fourth chapter:
There, in the city of Mrinālavati, lived a wealthy merchant named Suketu, the son of Rativarma. His wife was Kanakashriya, and they had a son named Bhavadeva, who was not virtuous.
In the same city, there lived another merchant named Śrīdatta. His wife was Vimalaśrī, and they had a very beloved daughter named Rativēgā.
In the same city, there lived a merchant named Aśokadeva, and his wife was Jinadattā. They had a son named Sukānta. Bhavadeva, who was described earlier, was very wicked, and because of his wickedness, he was also known as Durmukha.
This Durmukha wanted to marry Rativēgā, and he went away to earn wealth for that purpose. But when he did not return by the time of the wedding, his parents gave their daughter to the very virtuous Sukānta. When Durmukha returned from a foreign land and heard of Rativēgā's marriage, he was very angry. Fearing him, the bride and groom fled to the protection of Śaktiṣeṇa.
Durmukha, however, followed them relentlessly. But out of fear of Śaktiṣeṇa, he turned back, suppressing his anger.
There, Śaktiṣeṇa gave food and shelter to two wandering ascetics, as if they were his own children.
In the same place, a wealthy merchant named Merukadatta, the leader of the merchant guild, arrived with many people. His wife was Dhāriṇī. The merchant had four ministers: Bhūtārtha, Śakuni, Bṛhaspati, and Dhanvantari. All four were learned in their respective fields.
Surrounded by these ministers, the merchant arrived at a place where he saw a man with a deformed limb. He asked his ministers, "Why is this man like this?"