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reached a thick bamboo shrub, where he found a sword and a shield placed there. Out of curiosity he started to cut down the bamboo shrubs. While cutting down the bamboo shrubs he found in front of him a chopped off human head fallen to the ground, struggling in pain. When he observed carefully he found that some man was hanging upside down on the bamboo stalks and practising some kind of penance, and he had chopped him off without noticing. He was filled with guilt that needlessly he killed a young man doing penance. Full of remorse as he moved ahead he saw a beautiful garden and a huge palace in the midst. When he started climbing the stairs of the palace he found a beautiful woman seated on a bed in a worried posture. Surprised, he went closer to the woman and said, "Goddess, who are you and why are you sitting in this empty palace?” The young woman was startled seeing this young man addressing her. She asked, “Who are you and what is the reason behind your coming here?" Brahmadatta, reassuring the young woman in a calm and composed manner told her, “Goddess, I am the son of Brahma, the king of P mc la..!"
Brahmadatta had not even completed his sentence when the young woman fell at his feet and said, “Prince! I am your uncle Pu pac la's daughter Pu pavat who was given to you in marriage. But before I got married to you a Vidy dhara named N yonmatta kidnapped me and brought me here. In order to ensnare me he is doing penance in the bushes nearby. I take refuge in you now, please save me.” The prince,
ely reassuring her said, “That Vidy dhara just got killed unknowingly at my hands. You have no fear so long as I am here." Thereafter, Brahmadatta married Pu pavat in the G ndharva tradition and this way, after a period of sorrows again started to sway in happiness.
After the night passed off, hearing the rumbling of the clouds when a startled Brahmadatta started looking here and there. Then Pu pavat said, "This indicates the coming of the Vidy dhara's sisters, Kha d and Vi kh. I am not afraid of them, but knowing that their brother is dead if they bring their other brothers then you may have to face some trouble. It is better you hide. I will talk to them and try to create attraction for you in their minds, and if I find the attempt working I shall wave a red flag and you can come out without worry. Otherwise, I shall wave a white flag to indicate that their anger has not cooled down and you quietly run
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