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going to return his wife? This is injustice on the part of the king. We are afraid that the sin of the king will affect the subjects also.
King Kandarp was a sinful and uncontrollable king. He had two ministers named kumati and Mandabudhi. The king got prepared a very big pyre.
This pyre was just on the aforesaid door. It was the door of the tunnel. The
tunnel led to the will in the forest in which will Mahabal and Malaya had met. Mahabal entered the pyre. At that time the king, the ministers and innurnerable people had come there to wintess the sccne. Fire was applied to the pyre.
Mahabal speedily removed all faggots of wood aside. He also hurriedly removed the stone which covered the door. He went down into the tunnel. Through the tunnel he reached the well. He remained
