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In the Uttara Purana of the Mahapurana, the king, seeing the queen without ornaments, asked her respectfully, "Where is the king?" || 208 || She replied, "The king is asleep, he cannot be seen now." || 209 || Considering this as an ill omen, he left and reached the house of the Kaṣṭhāṅgārika minister at sunrise. Seeing him there, he said in private, "This kingdom will be yours, you should kill the king." || 210-211 || Hearing this, the Kaṣṭhāṅgārika said, "I am the king's servant, he appointed me as minister. Even though he is ungrateful and does not appreciate my service, how can I do this wrong?" || 212 || "O Rudradatt, you are wise, why did you say this injustice?" Saying this, he covered his ears in fear. || 213 || Hearing this, the Purohita said, "The son of this king will be your killer, therefore, retaliate." || 214 || Saying this, Rudradatt quickly went home and died on the third day due to the effect of this sin, and went to hell, which gives long-lasting suffering. || 215 || On the other hand, the Kaṣṭhāṅgārika minister, with evil intentions, fearing death due to Rudradatt's words, desired to kill the king. He had gathered two thousand brave warriors by giving them money. He was moving towards the royal palace with them, along with prepared elephants and horses for war. When the king came to know about this, he quickly sent the queen away from there on a Garuda Yantra. || 216-218 || When the kings who had been subdued by the Kaṣṭhāṅgārika minister saw the king Satyandhar, they left the minister and became loyal to the king. The king, with all those kings, attacked the minister in anger and quickly defeated him in battle, putting him on the path of fear. || 219-220 || When Kalāṅgārika, the son of Kaṣṭhāṅgārika, heard the news of his father's defeat in battle, he became very angry and arrived suddenly with a large army ready for war. The sinful Kaṣṭhāṅgārika also joined him. Finally, he...