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had come true; but now the vehicle itself has stopped. By that time one sage dressed in the reddish brown coloured clothes came there. He was playing the musical instrument, Veena. He played the musical instrument for sometime, near the pandal. Then he raised the bow. He shot only one arrow, and the box opened. From inside, the princess Malaya came out. All were surprised beyond words. Queen Padmavati ran and embraced Malaya. her dear daughter. The king also embraced ber. From his eyes, there flowed tears of love. They were showers of love.
Malaya garlanded Mahabal who was in the garb of a yogi. Just when she was engaged in doing this, a big chaos and commotion prevailed in the whole Assenbly. The kings present there began to comment :
. It seems, a fox wants to relish the dinner of a lion. This can not be allowed