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earth; it is very adept in making quick movements of its fangs (or hoods) which are powerful, large, crooked, shaggy, and hard; it produces a hissing sound as that of (the iron) being heated in a smithy; its fierce and deadly fury cannot be guaged (or warded off); it rushes at you; (or V.L. its mouth is always gaping like that of a dog); very nimble and swift; and having poison (even in the eyes and always hissing. (Do not go there) - lest your bodies will be destroyed (i.e. you will die). She repeated this (warning) twice and thrice to those sons of M., and transforming herself by 'magical mutation', she started to go on her rounds, twenty-one times, on the Lavaņa-sea
(5.88) Then those sons of M, not finding anything of interest and mental comfort or peace in that palace, said to one another as follows:--"Thus verily, O Beloved of god, the R. told us as follows:- Thus verily, I am, at the instance of a message from Sakra, (ordered) by the Lord of Lavaņa (Sea) ... upto ... will be destroyed.” It would be meet for us, therefore, O B., to repair to the eastern forest-grove. (P.6] Having agreed mutually, they went to the eastern forest.grove, and there sported in the wells ... upto ... the bowers of Ālī creepers. Then those sons of M. not deriving any pleasure... upto ... went to the northern forest-grove. There, too, they sported in the wells ... upto ... in the Ālī-bowers. Not getting any peace of mind even there, ... upto ..., they said to one another thus :—"Thus verily, O B., the R. said unto us-Thus, indeed, O B., at the instance of a message from S'akra, I am (ordered) by Susthita, the Lord of Lavaṇa (Sea) ... upto .... lest your bodies will be destroyed! Therefore, there must be some reason (for her giving us such instructions). It would be better, therefore, if we go to the southern forest-grove. Having counselled thus, they agreed mutually and started towards the southern grove.' From there proceeded a smell, like that of the carcass of a snake, ... upto ... even more foul than that. Then those sons of M., being overpowored by that foul smell, covered their faces with their upper garments, and went into the southern grove. There they saw a huge gallows surrounded by heaps of bones, and having a dreadful Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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