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was very much alert about the trust and he often came to the court, which gave him a chance to establish contact with the king Soon there developed an intimacy between the king and the seth
Sın does not remain concealed for long. One day, as Kamalata was enjoying the company of some stranger, the king entered into her room. Thus she was caught in the midst of adultery When the king saw it with his own eyes, his eyes opened about the real state of things with his brother He had now no doubt that Hamırsingh was innocent and he himself had been unduly harsh and cruel towards him This filled his mind with great repentance and he was apxious to recall him home But he knew nothing about his whereabouts so that he could not write to him even though he wanted to One day, he mentioned about it to Akalasa At the king's pressing request, Akalasa sent information to Hamisingh to come back
The king now found no charm in the worldly life. His own treatment of his innocent brother made him extremely penitent. The behaviour of his seniormost queen embittered him towards domestic life He gave his throne to his younger brother and entered into the holy order. It was now Hamirsingh who changed his own sister-in-law and brought her
back to the path of honesty and virtue Kamalata was now • a wholly changed person She fixed herself firmly in religion,
and later she too joined the order of nuns She made great progress in this life, and after death, she was born in heaven
