________________ 32 Siri Sirivalakaha obtained (in marriage, as dowry), and who was accompanied by Surasundari, went out of the city, all the people said: "Oh! the union of these two) is quite proper; and blessed: is. this Surasundari, who has got such a ( lit. this ) husband. " (159, 160) Some praised the king some, (her) husband, some the girl Sundari (.i.e. Surasundari), some her preceptor, and some praised the S'aiva Religion. (161) Seeing the respect (given) to Surasundari, and the disgust (shown) to Mayana (the foolish) people began to praise the S'aiva, and censure the Jaina religion. (162) . (Now) here, (in the meanwhile), Mayana, when it was night, was asked by Umbara in the midst of his crowd : "Oh, good one ! listen to me; the king has done an (lit. this) improper thing. (168) "Yet the things have not gone out of the hand; even to-day you can go to some excellent man, so that this creation (or formation) of your beauty may not be fruitless, ( i.e. your beauty may not be (totally) impaired by your union with a leper like me). (164) " (Moreover), it is not good for you to stay here in (this) crowd, (because) most probab
