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Even inside the well, he has killed 500 earthen buffaloes to fulfil his routine Though it may be symbolic, he has done It So you can never escape
"The king listened with a feeling of surprise. From the Lord's assembly, he came to the well to verify if 500 earthen buffaloes had been killed, and they were there 'Striking his forehead, he said,
'Alas 1 My past karına haunts me Never can it be otherwise from what the Lord has ordained,'
"If in the beginning Queen Sunanda was jealous of Queen Chelana for her necklaee, now the position was reversed and the first queen became jealous for her co-wife's acquisition of the rings and the cloth So, when the king came to ber, she said, 'Sire' You gave me only one necklace, but to Nanda, a pair of ear-rings and a piece of diving cloth I do not understand how you could be so very pary partial as that For all the best things in thy possession, I think, my claim should come first, as I am the first queen, the dearest to the monarch
"Srenika said, 'My dear 1 To uphold the dignity of the position, I gave thee the costlier thing, the necklace, and to Nanda two earthen balls But if the balls have yoelded precious things to her, how can I be blamed for that?
The queen retorted,
“But you can still get these for me If you do not, it is not worth while for me to live Sire ! 'You must note that '
"The king was already fed up with the mutual jealousy of the two queens So very coldldy he said, 'Do as it suits -thee'
“Now, Chelana thought of committing suicide She reached the top of the palace and stood at an opening to jump from there Just at that moment, she heard three people talking just beneath, which stopped her, and she stood listening to their conversation So said a lady to
