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inquired " what is the cause of your affliction ? What ailments are there in your borly on account of which you clo not make a reuils, oh couraycous laily" ? Then, putting up with her troubio, she maile an answer to the gracious king who had satistied the gols "What is the pool of ny telling it to you, oh king, why my ainple burly has shrunk in half al moment. I have a longing, oh loril of men, which is never attainable by nuen. In drizzling rains, dressing myself as a man aml mounting on the mightiest clephant in your company, oh loni of men, I woulil go round the city including the principal gatwar. This is in my heart. Il it is not accomplished, then lilie eren now,
11. • Is it this clesize that you have in your heart. oh darling ** saiil ile king smilingly: " I thought it was some cause. Lloc: culing from me, that was giving you trouble. How great have you couniel it, oli charming ladly; do not wear out your boly in vain. " Then the resoluilaily sily's ** During summer, when terrible forest-confagrations rise up, where can i cloul be, iny lord ? It is not possible, oh illustrious one." Then the king, considering it in his mind, thought of the eleity Meyha-kunara. The latter came because of his long attachment, having assumerl the form of a cloud. When the sky became overcast by him, it began to drizzle. Then the king saril to the larly who was casy at heart "Look at the dark clousl: quickly put on your clress, suitable for sport, anl make your heart courageous, oh mailam".
12. Then the king got really a fat, brilliant clephant, and having orleroil trumpets to be blown an auspicious songs to be sung anıl having decoraterl it and presented it before his wife, the gracious king got her mounted on its back. The lorl of men, in company of her, shone forth on it as if he was the lord of the gods. Then, sweet wini, blended with sandal, began to blow and the mass of clouls gently sent forth a spray of water. Then the memory came and the Vindhyas finshed forth in its mind; so the vicious elephant, excited at beart, r'an off to Kalinjara. People ran after it but it could not be overtaken and it passed out of the town.
13. When the elephant was flying, heading for the forest, the queen, being lookcrl at, said to her husbanıl- " My lord, oh lorıl, get down; do not die for my sake. In your survival the kingdom will survive; in your presence righteous deeds will prevail; in your life all people will live, in your existence the pleasures of life will exist. Return to the city, oh king:
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Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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