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One day, one man named Sompur brought the good news: "Prince! I have brought the news about Shantimati."
The drops of nectar fell, as it were, on the heated heart of Sen. He became impatient and asked :
"Where is she? How is she? In what condition !"
Sompur replied: "She will meet you in Priymelak pilgrim-centre. She is passing her days in the hermitage of a sage." The lovers are always suspicious. He asked :
"Is this a story you heard of, or is it seen by you ?"
Sompur replied: "I have seen her with my own eyes."
After getting the news about my beloved, can any youth live without being restless? The prince Sen soon set out from