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your form as big as a mountain. Then hide that box with princess Chandravati in your mouth. Keep in that box all things for eating and drinking for Chandravati. After doing all this, you should stay at the place where the Ganges meets the sea. After the seventeenth day passes oway, you should come to me with the princess."
Timingili did so. She kept Chandravati in a large box. She then put that box. in her mouth. Then she went to the place where the Ganges met the sea. Then Rava na gave an order to Snake Takshak :
"On the tenth day prince Ratnadatt will reach the city of Chandrastha. Kill him as soon as he enters that city."
On the other side when Chandravati was suddenly lost, there was a great hue and cry in that city. King Chandrasena became very sorry and thought :
"How shall I now show my face to