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to the river bank in the evening and hide himself. Vararucha will
come to place the bag full of gold coins in the river. When Vararuchi 5 41 returns back after doing so he should stealthily enter the river, pick 41 4 up the bag, and bring it to Shaktar. The spy followed these
instructions and brought Vararuchi's bag to Shaktar late in the night. 141 In the morning Vararuchi proceeded as usual, but when he
pressed the plank it surfaced without the bag of coins. Vararuchi
looked around in surprise. Now Shaktar, who was standing there 45 with the king, taunted—“Learned Pundit ! The bag you hid in the 'fi river during the night has reached me.”
Vararuchi felt ashamed when he was exposed before this large 5 crowd. He at once left, but his anger and animosity for Shaktar
increased. He resolved to destroy Shaktar. A few days later he made si 5 his disciples memorize a verse and asked them to spread it around $1
the town. It read—“People don't know what Shaktar is going to do. He will kill king Nand and put his son Shreyak on the throne.”
Vararuchi's disciples publicized so much that not only the public i but the king was also convinced that indeed Shaktar had cooked up this conspiracy. One day when Shaktar offered his respects to the
king, he turned his face with anger. Shaktar at once understood that 4 the king was drawn into the trap of mistrust.
Worried and contemplating, Shaktar returned home. He called his s Si son Shreyak and said—“Son ! King Nand has been caught in the net 4 of misinformation spread by Vararuchi. The fire of his anger will 45 i engulf not only me but the whole family and lead to our destruction. I i
have seriously thought over the problem and come to the conclusion that I will sacrifice myself in order to ensure a strong and secure future for my family. Tomorrow when I go to the king's assembly and bow down to greet the king I will put taalput-vish (a deadly poison) in 4 my mouth. When the king turns his face with aversion you should draw out your sword and behead me with one blow. I will already be dead due to the poison and you will become a confidante of the king."
Next day Shreyak exactly followed his father's instructions. When 41 Shaktar was beheaded the king was taken aback. He asked
Shreyak-"What is this, Shreyak? You have assassinated your own 1 father." मतिज्ञान (पारिणामिकी बुद्धि)
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