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The Great Purana, Uttara Purana
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Having considered and observed the disorders arising from the three humors, he remembered his caste by inference and from the scriptures. || 251 || Thus, the best of elephants, having obtained pure food from a worthy vessel, mixed with ghee, etc., ate it. || 252 || Then, the king, filled with wonder, went to the seer, Avadhi Vilocana. Addressing him as Vajradanta, he asked him the reason for this. || 253 || The muni said, "O king, listen to the account of this. In this Bharat, there was a king named Pritibhadra, the ruler of Chatrapura. || 254 || He had a son named Pritikara, born of his beautiful queen, Sundarya. His minister was Chitramati, whose wife was Kamala, like a lotus. || 255 || They had a son named Vichitramati. Having heard the Dharma from the Dharma-loving muni, the king and the minister's son, both weary of worldly pleasures, took to austerity. || 256 || The great muni, Pritikara, obtained the Siddhi called Kshirastravadha. || 257 || One day, they both went to Saketapur, one after the other. While wandering and observing the fast, the minister's son, the muni, stayed outside the city. || 258 || The king's son, Pritikara, went into the city for his daily rounds. Seeing him approaching his house, a courtesan named Buddhishena, with humility, bowed to him. || 259 || She said, "I am not from a family worthy of giving charity." With great sorrow, she condemned herself and asked the muni, "O muni, tell me, how do beings obtain a good family, good looks, etc.?" || 260 || The muni replied, "By giving up drinking, meat, etc." Then, he returned from the city. The muni, Vichitramati, asked him with respect, "Why did you stay in the city for so long?" || 261 || He narrated the whole story of his encounter with the courtesan. The next day, the minister's son, Vichitramati, went to the courtesan's house during his begging rounds. || 263 || Seeing him, she got up immediately and, bowing to him, asked him about Dharma with the same respect as before. || 264 || But the foolish Vichitramati spoke to her about love and lust. The courtesan understood his intentions and rejected him. || 265 || Filled with anger at being insulted, he, following the rules of the soup-science, went to Gandhamitra, the king of the city of Mansar. || 266 ||
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