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surprised to find that, the form and learning as well as method of talking of the two women were quite similar. At last he went to the Queen and talked out whole matter to her. The queen immediately found out a solution to this riddle and told it to the king. The king at once came to the court; and according to the suggestion of the queen, he posted the two women at a certain distance from the man, from where they could not touch him. He, then, asked them to touch their husband from their places and told them that one who could not touch him was not his real wife. Hardly had he announced this when the witch very artfully extended her hand and placed it on the shoulder of the man. But his real wife, on the other hand, stood helplessly where she was. The king, at once, knew the real wife from the false one. He said that the woman, who had touched the man with her hand was a witch and ordered her to be driven out of the court, while he handed over the real wife to her husband. All the credit of deciding this case was due to the queen, and it was on account of this clear-minded judgment of her's that her future child was named as Vimala-Nathaji (Lord of clear judgment).
The Baladeva named Bhadra was his contemporary. His parents were king Rudra and queen Subhadra of Dvarika. Svayambhu the Vasudeva was born of king Rudra and his another queen Prithvi by name. The Prati-Vasudeva named Meraka was also born at this time. He was the son of king Samarakeshi of Bandanapura. His mother's name was Sun→ dari. Svayambhu defeated and killed Meraka in battle. He brought the dominion of three Khandas (continents) under his subjection, and assumed the title of Vasudeva the Third.
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