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by sprinkling this Dectar Mine is a miserable life It is good that you have come and I may now have the fulfilment of my wishes."
Thus concluding her account, she looked at Haribala Haribala too did the same, and the four eyes met Kusumasbri gave the proposal and Harıbala accepted The two were married right there. Now, Kusumasbri said,
"My dear, it is not safe for us to stay here any longer. If my father returns, we shall be in trouble",
"But the purpose for which I have come remains. unfulfilled "
"My dear, you drop the idea of inviting King Vibhisapa. Your coming to the country has been as good as inviting him. King Vibhisana will never go out of Lanka. You may say so to your king"
She managed to precure the Chandrabasa sword wbich belonged to the king and gave it to her husband to carry as a token of his having come to Lanka Then they collected all useful things from that mansion, includibg the jar of nectar, and hurried to the sea shore The deva was remembered again and he arrived, helped them to cross the sea and placed them right in the park in the city of Visala
After Haribala's departure, the king became active again to win over Vasantashri Everyday, he would send his maid. servants to her to bring her to the palace but this had no effect. So one night, the kiog himself arrived She could not be discourteous and received the king The king pow tried his best to attract her He told her that he had sent her husband to Laoka on an important mission and his return was likely to be delayed On his own part, he could not leave her alone. So he proposed that she should go with him to live at the palace
Vanantashrı silently listened This was a trap to catch her and she knew not bow to keep out The king continued his overtures and denounced Haribala openly as a bad man Vasantashri bore all silepily. But as the king was about to raosgress the limit of decency, her whole purity burst forth :
