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Rishidatta Once a marriage party of a prince passed that way and camped in the jungle to rest. In the evening the prince came to the hermitage. The sage was sitting on a white rock and meditating. Rishidatta was chanting mantras. The prince was enchanted by the melodious rendering of mantras. He looked with wonder at her natural beauty,
Wow !
What a beauty. AMMA Om
How radiant namo
is her face ! namaya
When the chanting was over, the prince got up, paid homage to the sage and introduced himself.
Respectful greetings, O sage! Tam Kanakarath, the son of King
Hemarath of Rathamardanapur. I am on my way to marry Rukmini, the princess of
Kaberi.
The sage remained silent. Kanakarath kept After some time he asked the sage on staring at Rishidatta.
How pristine a
O sage! Who beauty ? What a
is this young sweet voice? She
lady in the looks like a divine
hermitage ? damsel.
She is Rishidatta, the daughter of a sage.
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