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The sixty-fourth chapter: Sukethu, the son of the Vaishya Rativarma, was a merchant. His son, Bhavadeva, was infamous for his lack of virtue and wealth. ||10|| In the same city, there lived a merchant named Shridatta, whose beloved wife, Vimala, gave birth to a daughter named Rativega. ||105|| In the same city, a son named Sukanta was born to the merchant Ashokdeva and his beloved wife, Jinadatta. Bhavadeva, known for his wickedness, was also called Durmukha. ||106|| This Bhavadeva, desiring to marry Rativega, went away to earn wealth. When he did not return by the time of the marriage, his parents gave their daughter to the very virtuous Sukanta. When Durmukha returned from a foreign land and heard of Rativega's marriage, he was enraged. Fearing him, the bride and groom fled to the shelter of Shaktisheṇa. ||107-109|| Durmukha, determined to pursue them, followed the bride and groom. However, fearing Shaktisheṇa, he suppressed his anger and returned. ||110|| Shaktisheṇa offered food to two celestial beings who had come to his shelter, considering it as a gift for his future life. ||111|| At the same lake, a wealthy merchant named Merukadatta, the leader of the merchant guild, arrived with many people. His wife was named Dharini. The merchant had four ministers: Bhutārtha, Shakuni, Brihaspati, and Dhanvantari. All four were learned in their respective scriptures. ||112-113|| One day, the merchant, surrounded by his ministers, saw a man with a deformed limb and asked him, "Why are you like this?" ||114||