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far outside iu its wanderings. Iu the midst of the crematory the elephant quickly perceived the prince, an extraordivary Cupid. Bending its head, the elephant eunptied the beautiful jar over his lead. Observing that, tlie people beat their foreheads and raised loud cries of sorrow ( saying) " What has this elephant doae ? It bas placed the jar oa a low boro ".
21. So thinking, the feudatories and the ministers rould neither walk forward por look up. While they stood tlus perplexed in mind, the Vidyas that had vanished by the curse of the sage, returned to the Khecora at the very moment. Then, thrilled with joy,tbe gracious Khecara told the people " He is not the son of a Matanga; he is the son of a king and bas a splendid böly. Do not hesitate because he would go and move in the first rauk; you put your hand on the forepart of the elephant's trunk”. Then he gave in to the hand of Karakanda the Vidya which people look fur in battle. Having done all this, the Khecaro, by the power of bis Vidyas, went to his home by the aerial path. The proclamation of victory spread through the sky, the immortals made celebrations, and men, like gold anil gods in appearance, placed Karakanda on the throne.
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Here ends, in the life of the great biuz Karakunda, composed by Sage Kanakamana, which is ao
ornament to the ears of the boly and wbich presents the richness of the fruit of the desire-giving tree of the five auspicious riter, the second chapter, describing the acquisition of the throne by Karakanila
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