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The king, afflicted by a burning fever, could not find relief, neither from the cool, fragrant water of lotuses, nor from the cool breeze of fans, nor from garlands of jewels, nor from the application of sandalwood. ||14|| His knowledge, having abandoned him due to the depletion of his merit, left him as powerless as an elephant whose pride has been completely extinguished. ||15|| His body, tormented by the burning fever, was unable to bear the heat. He called his son, Harichandra, and said, ||16|| "Son, the fever in my body is increasing. Look, the garlands of red lotuses, placed on my body to alleviate the heat, have withered." ||97|| "Therefore, son, quickly send me to the Uttarakuru region by your knowledge. And in Uttarakuru, send me to those forests that are situated on the banks of the Satoda river and are extremely cool." ||98|| "The cool breeze there, which shakes the Kalpa trees and rises from the waves of the Satoda river, will surely pacify this fever of mine." ||99|| Hearing his father's words, the prince Harichandra sent his celestial knowledge, but the king, Arvind, had depleted his merit, so that knowledge could not benefit him, that is, it could not send him to the Uttarakuru region. ||100|| When even the celestial knowledge turned away from its task, the son understood that his father's illness was incurable. He became very sad and perplexed. ||101|| Then, one day, two lizards were fighting with each other. In the fight, the tail of one lizard broke, and some drops of blood from the tail fell on the body of King Arvind. ||102|| Those drops of blood cooled his body, and the pain of the burning fever subsided. He was very pleased with the emergence of this good fortune and thought, "By divine grace, I have obtained a great remedy today." ||103|| He called his other son, Kuruvind, and said, "Son, there is a pond filled with my blood. Let it be done." ||104||