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Padmanabha! you are, indeed, like that frog in a well!" (Padmanabha asked)- "Who is this frog in a well?". The rest as in the Malli Dnyata. Thus, O B., in the continent Jambudvipa, in the Bharata Varṣa, in the city Hastinapura, there is the beautiful Draupadi, the daughter of king Drupada and queen Culani, the daughter-in-law of Pandu, and the wife of the five Pandavas, who is a paragon of beauy.... This entire harem of yours, is nothing compared to (lit. is not even equivalent to a hundredth part of) even the cut off the of princess Draupadi";...and with these words he took his leave ...upto... returned. Thereupon that king Padmanabha, being greatly enamoured of the beauty of princess Draupadi, on hearing (her description) from Kacchulla Narada, went to the Fasting-hall, [P.37] and entering it, ...upto...said to the god who was his former acquaintance, as follows: Thus verily, O B., in the Jambudvipa, in the Bharata Varṣa, in Hastinapura...there is the beautiful (Draupadi). I want, therefore, O B, that the princess Draupadi should be brought here." Then the god, who was a friend from boyhood of king Padmanabha, said to him :-"O B., it has never happened before (in the past), nor can it happen now (in the present), nor will it ever happen (in future), that princess Draupadi will enjoy the best of human pleasures and enjoyments with any person excepting the five Pandavas, But even then I shall bring princess Draupadi here, immediately, just to do you a good turn;"-and with these words he took his leave of Padmanabha, and with that excellent gait... upto... crossing the Lavana-sea, he started to go towards the city Hastinapura. In those days, at that time, in the city Hastinapura, king Yudhisthira was fast (or comfortably) asleep on the terrace of his palace with queen Draupadi. Then that god, the former friend of Padmanabha, went to the spot where king Yudhisthira and queen Draupadi were (asleep), lulled Draupadi into a spell of fast sleep (by magic lore), took her, and with that excellent gait...upto... went to the palace of Padmanabha in Aparakamka; there, he placed queen Draupadi in the As'oka-grove of Padmanabha's palace, took off the magic spell of sleep (from Draupadi), went to Padmanabha, and spoke to him as follows:-"O B.,
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