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As a result of this Yasodhara, the royal priest, entrusted to the Sūri his two sons Khimadhara and Devad hara both of whom turned out experts.
While returning from abroad they stopped at Kamarûpa in the Gauda country out of fear from the Mughals. There they put up at the place of a juggler named Gajarāja, who taught them his art as also the art of dramaturgy. By virtue of the magical ointment that was applied to their forehead, however, they could cast their glances only up to the distance of 12 Yojanas.
Once they went to a foreign country in the east, where they started a spectacle in the king's audience taking female forms. Pleased at that the king bestowed upon them much wealth with which they returned to Kama rūpa and secured the title of 'jugglers Gana ya and Mana ya'. When, however, Gaja rāja started preparations for their marriage, they left the place after due deliberations and traversed a distance of as many as 12 Yojanas. By virtue of the magical ointment they could see only the waters of a river. They prepared a fresh pigment of certain other herbs on applying which to their forehead they beheld that a battle was being waged on the bank of the river Varunāśā near Pātaņa between king Ja ya sim hadeva and king Para mādi, the latter having camped there. By the power of their magic lore they reversed the hostile army from the river-bank as a consequence whereof king Para mádi had to take to his heels.
Then they entered the city but found that their house as well as their hereditory priest-hood was occupied by their relatives. They began wandering about in the city being themselves quite invisible.
Then one day Devad hara entered the lake Sahasralinga in the form of a crocodile and began to sport in the waters. His brother Khima dhara would go abegging and bring grains there in the evening when both would meet and eat whatever is received. The king sent for as many as 700 fisher-men from Stambha tirtha in order to catch the mischievous crocodile, but they could not succeed. Forced by anxiety, the king made a proclamation in reply whereof Khimadhara begged for eight days' time.
The crocodile was then brought out with the help of 4 buffaloes that were sent into the waters. He, however, first took the form of an elephant, then of a lion and finally met his brother having resumed his own form as Deva dhara.
The king having been pleased with them both, they regained their house as well as priest-hood,
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