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- 156 “Prince ! You do not recognise me. In my previous life I was a mahatma. You had brought me a dead body from a tree for the fullilment of my mantras. I could not fulfic my mantras owing to my own mistake. So the preseding goddess of the mantras threw me into a frying pan filled with boiling oil. After my death 1 attained this godly life. I reside on this mango-tree.”
Mahabal heard what the god said. Then he told him his own story. In reply the god said :
“Prince ! Do not worry now. I shall remain invisible and come and remain with you. I shall be able to see you. But nobody will be able to see me. I shall teach king Kandarp a lesson of his life.”
Mahabal took a basketful of mangoes. He then presented himself before the king. He put the basket of mangoes before him. He then asked him to return alnya. The
