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Emperor Samprati. Kunal was called to the assembly and given a seat behind a curtain. He moved his fingers on the strings and the magical sound of his music filled the hall. Emperor Ashoka was enchanted.
Great! How enchant
ing. Astonishing sweetness. You have opened flood-gates of
devotion. This is the first such astonishing experience
in our life.
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My Lord, I crave
to behold you. eorg
For a long time the musical notes continued to echo. The audience was enthralled. After some time the performance concluded. The hall reverberated with the sound of applause.
At the end of the applause the emperor said —
Suradas! Your music is beyond praise. Ashoka, the emperor of Magadh is pleased with you.
Seek what you wish.
Suradas once again put his fingers on the strings and sang a verse - I am the great grandson of
Chandragupta and the grandson of Bindusara. The invalid blind son of Ashoka
seeks just a kagini (a coin of very small denomination),
As you say, sire.
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