________________ 22 Siri Sirivalakaha please be my husband, If I might have got merits, he, even if unmeritorious, will become meritorious. (106) "If, on the contrary, I were devoid of merits, even a good husband, indeed! will become bad on account of the evil offect of my karma." (107) Then the king being greatly enraged thought: "I am (thus) belittled by this foolish girl and, therefore, she has turned out to be my enemy (and ceased to be my daughter)." (108) Having seen the king, with his eye-brow fierco, and his face terrible on account of his. rage, the minister, who was (very) clever said: . " Lord ! (now) it is time for (going to) the. pleasure-garden." (109) . (Then) the king, burning with rage, mounted an excellent horse and accompanied by his: feadatory kings and ministers went to the royal garden. (110) When the king, with his retinue, came out of the city, he saw, in his front, a crowd of people coming (before him) with great pomp. (111) Then the minister, who had got the intelligence (about the crowd), being asked by the king who was struck with wonder said: "Oh,
