Jailer

Author(s): Abhayshekharsuri, Sujata P Kapadia
Publisher: Harshadray Private Limited

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withered and dull from pining for her husband. By blaming only her own karmas for her misfortune, she had not only averted hatred towards Pavanjay, in fact she had kept her love for him intact. Twenty two years had elapsed but she did not desire any other man besides Pavanjay and when Pavanjay departed for war, she bent down at his feet to offer him her best wishes with as much love as before.
Even yet, at that time, Pavanjay not only lacked affection towards her, he scorned her with contempt and hatred. After being dishonoured in such a way, Anjana broke down and fell to the ground. Her friend Vasanttilaka barely managed to bring her back to the palace. Pavanjay departed. In the evening, the first camp on the shore of a lake was put up. On the strength of 'Vidyabal', Pavanjay even constructed a palace there. He, who was admiring the beauty of the lake standing on the balcony of the palace, saw a 'chakravaki' (a female chakravak) afflicted due to being separated from her lover. He heard her mournful wailing. "Chakravak and chakravaki spent twelve hours of the day together and yet they felt so much pain on being separated for twelve hours of the night", he thought. Suddenly Pavanjay thought of Anjana. His prejudice for her disappeared and in its place, love for her blossomed, so much so that he was not prepared to bear even a moment's delay. Due to the power of his 'Vidyabal' he immediately reached Anjana's palace along with his friend Prahasit.
Vidyabal = strength of knowledge
Chakravak a kind of a bird (male) who on being separated from his female counterpart, pines for her and cannot survive without her
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