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KALPA SUTRA.
spoke to her as follows:-" beloved of the gods, it is declared in the Institute of Dreams, that there
other replied. Seats were then set for all the wise men of Bhoja's Court, one for the Bhatta Acharya, and a special seat reserved for Ganga, the oilman. After the whole assembly of learned men and conrtiers were met, the King ordered Ganga, who had been dressed in the most splendid style, to be introduced. On liis entering the King rose up to receive him, and the whole of his Pandits and courtiers followed his example; and now the debate, at the King's order, commenced. The Southern Pandit, on observing Ganga narrowly, said to himself, “This is a fat stout fellow, whereas I am spare and feeble,-possibly he may overpower me by sheer noise and wordy declamation; let me therefore keep to first principles." Accordingly he began by holding up one finger-Bhoja Raja's new Pandit held up two. After reflecting a little, the Southern Pandit stretched out his arm with his five fingers expanded, -Bhoja Raja's Pandit immediately stretched out his arm with his fist clenched. Instantly the Southern Bhatta Acharya came down from his seat, and fell at Ganga's feet, took out the elephant's hook from his turbau, loosed the band which was around his loins, burned his bunch of grass, broke his ladder, knocked the liead off the pickaxe, and prepared to return defeated to his own country. “What is all this," said the King, "will yon explain it to us?" "O," said the Southern Pandit, "this Pandit of yours is a learned man indeed, a perfect sage; I held up one finger, intimating that there is one Siva (Spirit), he held up two, signifying that Siva was nothing without Sakti (Matter). Next I held out my five fingers, to intimate that there are five senses; he clenched his tist, as much as to say, these five senses must be restrained.” Thus crest-fallen he left the assembly. When he was gone, the King asked the oilman what sense he attached to the dumb
