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devata approached Jinapalita (but) when she could not, with many aggreable as well as harsh, sweet, amorous, and piteous (entreaties) and obstacles, make him swerve, nor could make him excited and change his mind, was tired, fatigued and exhausted and getting fed up (with him), she went away in the direction she had come. Then that Sailaka Yaksa went through the Salt Sea with Jinapalita and went to the city of Campa, there he made Jinapalita get down in an excellent garden and said: “O Beloved of the gods, here is the city of Campa" and with that he bade farewell to Jinapalita. ...
moral
Those who desire pleasure fall into the dreadful ocean of worldly existence, while those who are averse to them cross the wilderness of worldly existence.
Translated by N. V. VAIDYA
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