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made Mall put on the ear-rings right in front of Arahannaka. After that he respectfully bade farewell to Arahannaka and his fellow-merchants. Completing their work in Mithil city they moved ahead, and travelling in their vessels, returned to Camp city. Arahannaka went to the king Candrach ga to inform him of the successful trip and the details of the voyage. Along with him he took some gifts and the second pair of earrings given by the god. The king of Camp , Candrach ga, welcomed Arahannaka with love and accepting the gifts happily. He asked him, “You would have gone to many place during your voyages. Did you see any extraordinary sight?" Arahannaka said, “I gifted the same kind of pair of ear-rings to the king Kumbha which he asked the princess Mall to wear in my presence. There can be no human or goddess comparable with Mall."
King Candrach ga bade farewell to Arahannaka and his mates after due respects and hospitality and calling his good messenger instructed him to go to the king of Mithil and request him to marry his princess to me in return for which I shall give him my whole kingdom. The messenger soon started for Mithil with Candrach ga's message.
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The third friend of the past life of king Mah bala, P ra a's soul, after completing the time as a god in Jayanta vim na, became the king Rupp of Ku la city, the capital of the republic Ku la. King Rupp ruled over r vast city. His wife Dh ri gave birth to a very beautiful daughter who was named Sub hu. Once, the king organised the bathing festival for his daughter. A special city and a hall was created for that festival The princess was bathed from beautiful gold and silver pitchers and when, bedecked in clothes and ornaments she came to seek blessings from her father, the king Rupp was astonished seeing her heavenly beauty. He asked the var adharas (eunuchs) – have you seen any girl as beautiful as Sub hu? One var adhara replied, "King, once we were present on a similar festival organised for the daughter of the king of Mithil, Mall. Your daughter Sub hu's beauty is not even the one-lakh part of the beauty of Mall.” Hearing this, the pride of the king of Ku la was quashed and he became eager to gain the princess Mall . He sent his messenger to the king of Mithil to ask him to conduct his daughter's marriage with the king of r vast , Rupp.
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