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EMPEROR VIKRAMADITYA
In the evening, on way to the palace Bhartrihari thought- On arriving in the palace Bhartrihari told the queen
Why eat this fruit of immortality myself. It would be good if
Darling! I want to see the flower of your youth always in bloom. May you remain untouched by old age and death.
I give it to my beloved queen.
The king took out the fruit concealed in his scarf and gave it to the queen
The queen said happilyGreat, my lord! How deep is your love for me. I will
eat it in the morning after my bath, etc.
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My lord! Why wish the impossible? Whose youth and life is eternal ?
Darling! This is the fruit of immortality. If you eat it you will never loose your beauty and youth. Here, eat it.
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Next morning when the queen was about to eat the fruit, she checked herself
(ala alaio)
How pleased my beloved city-commandant will be when I give this fruit to him?
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