Lilavati Sara

Author(s): Jinratnasuri, H C Bhayani, N M Kansara
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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Introduction
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Accordingly Madanamañjüşā with her husband's permission left for the forest in search of Amaraketu.
She found Amaraketu under a tree, freed him from the fetters and ased him how he had reached there. Amaraketu blamed his misfortuie, but on Madanamanjūşa's insistance, he told her whole of his story down to the conspiracy of the ministers and feudatories, who h.d thrown him into the river. From there be was picked up by a Bbārunda bird, who dropped him while fighting with anotber bird. He fell down into a bu:h of croopers. (The story of Amaraketu ends here)
(The story of Madanamañjūşā resumed)
Amaraketu was grateful to her as she had saved him. Madanaman. jūs ā than gave her identity and revealed to him the details of his past birth. She asked him to accompany her to the Vaitādaya mountain and there marry her sister. At first Amaraketu would not trust her, but later on he consented and both of them reached the city of Kamalavega, who welcomed him. Midanašalākā too was informed of her former birth. She was married to Amaraketu. On the request of Madanamañjuşā, Kamalavega iostructed him in the miraculous Vidyās. Madanamañjūsā returned to her husband.
Amaraketu lived there happily for some time. Then he wihed to return to his hum 10 kingdom and avenge his ouster from power. Against Mid asalākā's advice he left for the Medinitilaka city. Reachiag there at night, he caught hold of his stepbrother, threw him into the river and slept there in his bed. In the morning he heard the miastrel's song glorifying king Jayasim ha's act of throwing Amaraketu into the river. Earaged at this, Amaraketu killed the minstrel with a dagger. There was a great din and bustle and the feudal chieftains along with the ministers deputed a clever man to find out the truth. The servants were frightended by the murder and sought refuge with Araraketu. When the facts were koown, the bodyguards surrounded him. Madanasalākā advised him to tackle the situation with tact and cool-headedness, and bide his time rather than punish the feudatories and the ministers immediately. But Amaraketu was too haughty to listen to her in view of their superhuman powers. The ministers deputed the messenger again. But Amaraketu would not budge. At last it was decided by both the sides to L-5