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486
Mahapuraanam
She also told me that she had come here because of the order of her master. "Having obtained the blanket, she contemplated the man who owned it, and became bewildered." ||77||
Hearing this, her friend, named Kanchana, who was like Madana, came to her. ||78||
Seeing the gem-studded ring tied to the end of the blanket, she remembered the order of her master, and saw the letters "Shripala" inscribed on it. ||79||
"My heart became detached from the world, how did this earth-dwelling Shripala come to this world of the Vidyadharas?" ||80||
Being certain that he had come, she went to the city of Pundarikinī, and after bowing to the Jina, she sat down. ||81||
"Having learned the whole story of your journey from your mother, I am determined to bring you back." ||82||
Hearing the news of your arrival, she was filled with joy, and said to you, "I will unite you with your beloved." ||83||
"Do not be sad," she comforted your beloved, and then went out and came to the Jina temple at Siddhakūta. ||84||
"I have come to pay my respects to Pundarikinī, your mother, your brother, and your other relatives." ||85||
"If you wish, come with me," she said. "Why are you so old?" she asked Sukhavati. ||86||
Hearing the words of the Kumar, Sukhavati laughed and said, "Do you not know the old age that has come upon you? You are also getting old." ||87||
Seeing his body overtaken by old age, the Kumar asked, "Why have you made me old like this?" ||88||
Hearing this, she said, "As I have already told you, there are two girls named Pippala and Madanavati, who are famous for their love affairs. ||89||
There is also a powerful man named Dhumavega, and a strong man named Harivara. ||90||
"To protect you from their fear, I brought you to this city." ||91||
"I manifested these two forms of illusion through the power of my knowledge. Kumar, you have eaten the fruit of the nectar of my love." ||92||
The time came when she arrived in the city of Kanchanapura. She saw the blanket, the gem-studded ring tied to its end, and the letters "Shripala" inscribed on it. Seeing this, she remembered the order of her master, and at that moment, her heart became detached from the arrows of Kamadeva. She began to think, "How did this earth-dwelling Shripala come to this world of the Vidyadharas?" To find out, she went to the city of Pundarikinī, and after bowing to the Jina, she sat down. Just then, your mother arrived. From her, she learned the whole story of your journey, and she decided that she would definitely find you and bring you back. With this determination, she set out. On the way, she heard all about you from the mouth of Vidyutvega, and she said to him, "Do not get married yet. I will definitely unite you with your beloved." In this way, she reassured your future beloved, and then left and went to the Jina temple at Siddhakūta. She paid her respects there, and then said, "If you wish to see your mother, brother, and other relatives, come with me to the city of Pundarikinī." Hearing this, she said to Sukhav