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EMPEROR VIKRAMADITYA
Disappointed with this O king! She has
I nature of his daughter the a vice that veils king has made a house for all her virtues.
her in a garden outside She is a man
the city. hater. She hates mere mention of a man. She orders
murder when she sees even a shadow of man.
Gentleman ! Do you know why she has
so much hatred for men ?
Sire ! She has acquired the memory of past six
births. That is the reason àversion and hatred for man have
possessed her.
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VAT
And the visitor told everything about Sukomala in detail.
The visitor turned into a handsome god. The king| got up and bowed before him
The king offered the old man one lac gold coins as gift. The old man raised his hand
DOXA What is this?
Here, O king! Please accept
this gift of seventy million
gold coins from me.
O divine one! Why did you come
to this world?
AVAUX
So king! I had heard
your praise in the heavens. I have come to see that with my own eyes. Please seek some boon from me.
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