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car of that lord of serpents, having celestial cars scattered on all sides, had a drum beaten in it, some follower of his looked at his own beloved wife with a smile and said again-" Oh fortunate! just recently, you, clinging to my neck, having fallen asleep on the bed, awoke crying loudly for some reason or other. You remembered the incident which had taken place in the dream and again I thought that you, desirous of taunting me, showing yourself as if angry with me a little, concealed it from me. was told by you, laughing inwardly, to me, asking you again and again- Oh you, inflamed with love-feelings! you were beheld by me in a dream pleasing some woman. The demi-god, on seeing the lord of serpents with his beloved standing near Lord Jina with best material for worshipping, had begun to withdraw through fear and had been prohibited from withdrawing by the lord of serpents, Dharana, thus- Knowing me to be one doing good from this evidence in proof of my being virtuous, oh gentleman ! you need not withdraw. In the former birth you were a dear brother of whole blood of this lord. In that birth you, wishing to have sexual intercourse with his wife and so wishing to come in to antagonism with him, killed this perforce. That wicked deed of yours, perpetrated through foolishness, was not put up with by you even. On the strength of malicious gossip, do not disbelieve me only on account of the redness of my eyes.'
Afterwards, that king of serpents, absorbed in devotion to Him, having rebuked that demon again and again and taking him along with himself, made, with devotion, a low obeisance to the two feet of the Lord. People speak of affections to be deteriorating during the period of separation. It is inexplicable, for affections, however, owing to non-enjoyment, having longing intensified in respect of objects desired for, get turned into heaps of affections [ i. e. become intensified ]. The king of serpents began to pray succintly-" Oh Lord! devotion to you, though insignificant, produces bliss in abundance. So, having conciliated
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