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3. The fawn-eyed one came before him like the loving wife of Raghava. I am your attendant, oh prince, being the destroyer of your enemies. Along with her he went into the thicket inaccessible to men, Khecaras, Kinnaras and Suras. There they saw an old well, but no terror entered their heart. In it they saw a serpent fighting with a frog. Seeing them fighting, he, with unkind hand, counting his body as straw, instantly cut off a piece of flesh with his sword and threw it between them. Knowing his courage, both of them came before him becoming men. One of them was in the form of a cowherd and another a boy. Adorned by the three persons that prince looked as if some god had come down from heaven.
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4. They were seen by some king who honoured them with felicitous words. Seeing the woman a box of beauty, he felt as if a destructive pestilence had set into his heart. Becoming desirous of that woman, he thought of murdering him (the prince). The king took the prince for hunting. There was a dry well in a secluded place. Having pushed the prince down into it, the king came face to face with the woman. Being bitten by a serpent he died and the prince was then taken out by the frog. The royal fillet was then tied to the prince and a host of horses was presented to him by all. He enjoyed the royal fortune sportively. He then asked that Cakora-eyed lady "Oh beautiful one tell me who you are ". Being honoured with overflowing affection, she told him the old story and went to her home the very moment.
5. Oh handsome one, ocean of virtues, you have listened to this story of an omen told by me". Saying so, the Khecara went to his own home called Satyalakṣmipura. Then one day, Karakanda ordered a quick march. King Karakanda, the foremost amongst men, halting on the way (or along with the princes), reached the Simhala island where young ruddy geese attracted the mind, where Suras, Khecaras and Kinnaras indulged in sports, where women walked with the grace of an elephant and rendered ineffective the beauty of Ruti by their own beauty, and where, seeing the luxury of the people, the gods lost the memory of the heavenly world. He encamped outside the city. The apprehension of an enemy arose in that locality. Leaving his camp the immeasurable Karukanda, with his companions, went out for sport. There the king saw an extensive
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