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Then she restored the dog to human form. It took Sura a whole month to recover.
But he could not check the temptation of visiting Sundari for long, nor could he keep his plan a secret, so that this time Chatura gave him another sweet named karamba to be taken on the way. As previously, Sura reached the bank of the river and was about to eat the sweet, when a hermit with matted hairs came there and sought the whole of it. Now, no sooner bad the hermit taken it than he turned into an ass. And the ass took the road to Chatura's house, Sura following from behind.
As the ass reached Chatura's house, she tied it fast and showered all her passion on its back. The animal brayed bitterly but Chatura would take no respite till it was half dead. Then the ass was released and turned into a human being. And lo behold ! It was a hermit in matted hairs. Chatura was terrified on the realisation of what she had done to a holy man She fell at his feet and begged sincerely to be forgiven. These are the only words the hermit uttered while departing :
"Correct is the saying, 'Whosoever eats karamba undergoes pain'."
Fear always haunts a sinful soul Chatura was afraid that whatever her machination, her husband could not love her. This apguish always tortured her. So she hatched a plan at once to get rid of her husband. She arranged a sacrifice to propitiate the deity and she was successful. As she dropped her offerings into the fire, a snake came out and said,
“What can I do for you, madam ? I am pleased with your propitiation and I am at your service"
Chatura was happy. She said,
"My husband goes to another woman. I cannot bear this So you deprive him of his life.”
"I shall do this as you desire, but it will take a little time I tell you, at the end of six months, your husband will fall a dead man"
