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3. With his licurt delighted by the acquisition of the new kingdom, Karakanda, entering the town riding on an clephant, arrived sortively at the palace. He saw the high, royal mansion, very attractive like a Himalayan peak. With arches of pearl-strings, it was, as if, siniling with its close, bright teeth. It was jingling with small bells and flourishing with banner's as if a lovely woman was dancing with the strokes of her palms. It was inlaid with gold, gems and jewels as if a celestial car had dropped from heaven. There the pure-hearted new king entered being preceded by the elder people pure in mind. Then came out a woman with an auspicious golden jar in her hand. The auspicious rites were performed with excellent lamps and he was hailed with words of victory by hundreds of women. With his coronation performed with golden jais, lie was madle to enter the palace. He, the mine of all virtues and store of good character, endowed with the feeling of modesty, lived in the town and carried on the goveruinent, attended by the feudatories and ministers.
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4. While ruling there, he ordered to be brought immeiliately those bamboos which were kept on account of the prophecy, and they were turned in to the staffs of his banner, goading hook and umbrella. He then called the good Brahmana who was waiting there on account of bore, and made him his minister. Then, one day, while roaming through the town for sport, Karakanda saw a mau of graceful features who had arrived, in his wanderinys, into a foreign country. He also saw in his hand a wonderful portrait which attracted the minds of the people. King Karakanda askerl him "Give me the portrait, I shall see it with all my heart". He handel orer to the king the portrait to which people had been attracted through affection. Karakanda saw the grand portrait five-coloured and shining with inanifold qualities. There he saw the seemly beauty painted as if the arrow of Cupid was lodged in to his heart. Hot and long sighs procceded from his lotus-like face and he felt a burning fever that made him uneasy. Karakanda saw the most excellent portrait aud stood bewildered for a moinent. By his horripilation he told the man about the separation: by it the new king closed his eyes with a depressed heart.
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5. The man, holding the portrait, knew the heart of the king “ Probably, he will be the husband of the maid". Thinking so, he said " Oh brother, give me my portrait so that I may go, oh king". But the latter,
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Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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