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The jewel placed at the bottom of the well, its radiance made the water appear red. Then, without any doubt, those people threw out the water of the well with hundreds of pitchers. The entire well, rolling in the mud at the bottom, appeared like the radiance of crowned heads, adorned with the brilliance of the morning sun, as if the young ministers were sitting on the throne, like playful, sporting pigs. But they also saw the ruby in the same way, and said in harsh words, "O King, you did not cut off the foot of the one who kicked your head, just as the words of the Jina are not seen by the blind due to excessive attachment." The words were given ignorantly. Hearing those words, the royal swan of the pure lineage lowered his head and said, "My head does not achieve perfection through suffering." They went home. There, the minister was tested for his wisdom.
How can the foot of the beautiful one, the refuge of Kamadeva, be broken? In whose house there is great foolishness, a very proud, loving, and angry wife, Vasumati, who loves to touch her feet at night, Lakshmi resides with great difficulty in his house. Therefore, the one who has identified the entire Trivarga, the wise king, was struck on the head with a foot. || 26 ||
Such an old man is good in the world. Thinking this, for the sake of his family, the lotus, he called the Kubera friend, who is like the sun, and asked, "Why is the water red, and who struck the head with a foot?" Hearing this, the venerable Kubera friend said,