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The 46th Chapter
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The fragrant, deep and sweet-sounding Ganges water, falling from the sky, was removing all kinds of diseases, sweat and excreta. || 35-36 || For that Kumar, one Kalpa tree gave clothes, one gave ornaments, one gave food and one gave drink. || 37 || Thus, enjoying all other kinds of pleasures given by the Gods, the first stage of that Kumar was complete. || 38 || Seeing the completion of the first stage, the parents were worried whether he wanted one wife or many. They were doubtful and anxious with that thought. || 39 || Calling their friend Priyasena, they asked him about their son's mind and after hearing his words, they decided that he was a 'one-wife man' - he wanted only one wife, which was good because having one mind is called friendship. || 40 ||
After that, in the same city, there was a wealthy merchant named Samudradutta, who was the brother of Dhanavati, the wife of Kubera Mitra, and his sister Kubera Mitra was married to him. They had a daughter named Priyadatta and her maid was Ratikariņi. Samudradutta had thirty-two beautiful daughters including Priyadatta. One day, while worshipping the Yaksha in a garden, that wise merchant, by chance, tested those thirty-two beautiful daughters and found Priyadatta to be the most virtuous. Then, on a day with the strength of the five stars - Sun, Moon, Jupiter, Venus and Mars - he accepted Priyadatta for his son with great pomp and ceremony. || 41-44 || The virtuous Yashasvati, the daughter of King Prajapala,
1 related to Ganges | 2 deep and sweet-sounding B, A, P, S, I, L | 3 of the Kalpa tree | 4 from experience | 5 mother and father | 6 also this reading | woman | 7 doubting | 8 friend of Kubera Kanta | 9 the intention of Kubera Kanta | 10 they decided that he was observing one-wife vow | 11 meaning, born with Dhanavati, the wife of Kubera Mitra | 12 sister | 13 called Kubera Mitra | 14 Samudradutta and Kubera Mitra | 15 friend | 16 filling twenty-two vessels with various kinds of food, payasa and ghee, placing a priceless jewel in one vessel, placing it before the Yaksha, giving one vessel to each of the thirty-two girls, the one in whose hand the priceless jewel came, she is the beloved of my son, thus testing them. | 17 with the strength of the five stars including the date | 18 Priyadatta | 19 of King Prajapala | 20 food - L, B, I, P, A, S | 21 very much | 22 maternal uncle A, P, M, I, L, 80 | in his own house, the merchant | 23 themselves | 24 having developed dispassion |
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