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"Forgive me Princess, though I know you are faultless, yet I am deserting you by Ketumati's order," said the charioteer
The chariot carrying Anjana and Vasanttilka stopped in the jungle near Mahendra Nagar. The servants of Ketumati begged forgiveness and returned with tears rolling down their cheeks.
The forest echoed with the howls and roars of the beasts. The darkness of night was settling its mantle all over the forest. Looking around in all the directions Anjana began to weep aloud. "O Vasanttilka ! Foremerly I had done much paap (Evil-deeds) due to which I am unjustly blamed and accused. One misery of the separation from my lord has not yet completed its course, when a second one has also come
"What's the use of crying aloud in the forest ? You should rather take courage and bear the fruits of karma without a tear." said Vasanttilka.
She made a bed of leaves on which Anjana sat down. The massaging of hands and feet by Vasanttilka somewhat
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