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247 “O'King ! This girl, Nivrutti, is just like a daughter to me. I want her now to marry a suitable match. I will also explain to you, how I got her.
Listen there is a Kingdom of one Vidyadhar named Dharmasen on the mountain Vivekadri. Now, Nivrutti happens to be his daughter. Another Vidyadhar, once kindnapped her and was fleeing, by the the sky-route. The girl screamed and so the Vidyadhar Dharmasen pursued him. The Kidnapper threw her down here and ran away. Dharmasen entrusting the girl to me, said :
“O saint ! You please take care of this daughter of mine. I will kill that Vidyadhar. Is there is much delay in my returning, you please get her married to such a young man who knows the art of entering another man's body...."
The king was listening. The sage added :
