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the (forest) Gods.
"There, There, the viman is coming", Prahsit danced with joy
He sprang up into the air to enter the funeral pyre but Prahlad soon came down and caught him in his arms. "Who is this to stop me from dying ?" shouted Pavananjaya fiercely.
"I am the sinner, your father, who disregarded the exile of the faultless daughter-in-law. Your mother has done one thoughtless act, but now please don't do an another one. Have patience !" Tears were streaming down Prahlad's face, "I have sent thousands of Vidyadhars to search for Anjana. Wait for them"... pleaded Prahlad with fatherly love spring ing in the affectionate tender heart.
Prahsit was also weeping. His bosom friend had been saved by a hair's breadth from taken away forever. All of a sudden his eyes lighted up, "Hail to the Maharaja and Yuvraj! A Vimana is coming." The father and the son turned their eyes towards the horizon where Prahsit pointed out.
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