________________ siv Introduction the .prince (66-67), the pregnancy of the queen (107) etc. are the creation of the author him. self probably introduced with a view to convert the simple matter-of-fact epic-styled narration of S'ubhavardhana into an unassuming elegant appealing piece of poetic composition. The dialogue of Yakshini and the prince (21-31) as also the sermon of the Kevali Jagaduttama (155-162) are innovations of the poet with possibly the same purpose. In spite of the honest effort made and sufficient care taken by the poet to turn the narrative into ballad poetry, his personality as a profound scholar of scriptures and theology could not remain altogether hidden, and, on a few occasions there have surreptitiously crept in not only a few quotations and corroborative remarks from the canonical and secular literature (cf. stanzas 42, 43, 53, 113, 114, 121, 122, 161, 177-82), but solid learned 'arguments in the course of those very dialogues and sermons (see stanzas 55-60, 72-90 and 156-62) which he primarily innovated with the purpose of embellishing the ballad transformation of the original simple narrative. The deviations from the source viz. S'ubhavardhana's narrative are too insignificant to be discussed as for example in the subject matter of stanzas 19, 39, 120
