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117 grasped by a lion only. Now you may please return to your respective cities and kingdoms.
Prince Mahabal and princess Malaya were married with great rejoicings and pomp. Celebrations like that Diwali were manifested in the city.
That night, Mahabal and Malaya were sitting in their apartments. Vegmati the, nurse-mother of Malaya was also there. Malaya said to Mahabal :
‘Swami ! This is my nurse-mother. Nothing of mine is unknown to her. Please narrate how you got suceess, to her. Because of your grace only my father and myself have got a new life.'
Mahabal narrated everything to the mother of Malaya. Then he said to them :
'Both of you stay here. I am just .coming. I hove come after getting the thief
