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his couch-shell. Kapila Vasudéva, residing as Aprakańkā was astonished to hear the sound of the conch-shell of a Vasudeva He, therefore, Inquired of finèsvara Bhagavān Śrî Muni Suvrata Swami, and was informed of the coming of Krişņa Vasudeva there. Kapila Väsudeva, desirous of seeing Krişna Vasudeva, went near the shore of the ocean and sounded his conch. Krisņa Vasudeva who had gone a long way in the ocean sounded his conch in return. Both the Vasudévas met each other by the exchange of the sound of their individual conch Such a thing had never happened; iwo Vāsudévas never meet each other, and therefore, this meeting is a strange event.
6. SIXTH STRANGE EVENT. 6 Avayaraṇam Canda-Sūrāņam auto -estet,--the descent of the Moon and the Sun,-is the sixth stavge event. The Sun and the Moon descended to the town of Kausānbi
viat in their original celestial chasiois for the purpose of giving their respects tŮ the encrable Saint Maharira This event never occurred before, and, so, it is a strange one.
7. SEVENTH STRANGE EVENT.
7. Harlvamsa kuluppatti aftan Saraft The origin of the Hari race. It occurred as follows:--King Sumukha ate of Kausāmbi had Vanamålā FATCAT a very handhome wife of a weaver named Vicaka att brought to his barem and kept there. The mud of the weaver became so much deranged by the separation from his beloved that he addressed whom-soever he saw, as Vanamālā 1 Vanamālā. The demented Viraka followed by persons ford of curiosity, went to the palace of the king and began crying out Vauamālā ! Vanamālā. The king and Vanamālā amusing themselves in a balcony of the palace, saw him. Both of them became sorry for his pitiable condition and said “We have done 2 very unbecoming act; we have spoiled the life of this innocent man for the purpose of satisfsing our carnal desires. One does not know how many wieked actions are done by persons blinded by love."
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