________________
330
her bowels. So she went for that purpose inside the forest. She did not return for a long time. So I also went inside the forest to find her out. I tried very much to find her out. She was however nowhere to be seen. I heard very loud gruntings of elephants and roars of lions. I therefore felt that some wild animal must have carried her away." .
All put faith in the story of the Sheth. There was no reason for any one to doubt that the Sheth might have killed Pushpahri. Vrudhdhdatt sent one of his servants to Trivikram in Kampilyapur. With him he sent this drama-like news relating to the loss of Pushpashri. Sheth Trivikram believed it as natural news. Becoming successful in his objact, Vrudhdhdatt came back to Champanagari. There he became engaged in his work.
Sheth Vrudhdhdatt had still no issue. Kautukvati was very unhappy as she had
