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treme old age, and a similar scene was enacted. 727, 12. Then the prince saw a corpse being carried to the burning ground. Again he feigned ignorance of death, and made use of the charioteer's in. formation to awaken the people, wherein he succeeded at last. They left off merrymaking and went about their business. 730, 6.
On hearing an account of the prince's strange conduct in the park, the king's anxiety concerning him increased. He, there. fore, made him promise to do what he should ask him. After some days, he told him that Vibhramavati and Kamalati, two daughters of king Khadgasena, who had selected the prince for their husband, had arrived; he requested him to marry the
istors in conformity with the promise he had given him. The prince gave his assent, and several auspicious signs foreboded a happy result. 733, 20. Samarāditya'x betrothal was celebrate by the people in due form; all preparations for the wedding were carefully made, and the prince married his tuo brides in great state. 737, 16.
In the evening the prince together with lois friends Aboka, otc. went to the bedchamber whore his two brides and their friends were assembled. When they all were seateel, Kundalut. and Mamint offered the prince garlands prepared by their mintresses, and Mänint gave utterance to their hope that the prince: would requite the affoction of his brides, on which he remarked, * wo must examine if thoy love mr.' In order to prove their inistressey love for him, Kundalat related that both sister's were desperately in love with him ever since they had heard his name, and that they had been in a transport of joy when their father had sent them bither; their love, therefore, was beyond doubt. The prince who intended to set thein on the way of salvation, questioned whether a person really loved one whoun he would prompt to do wrong, and in illustration of the problem he related the A pologue of the lover in the sinkhole' 740, 12.
743, 11. . In Madanapura of Kamarūpa lived king Pradyumna. Ono day when he was out riding, his wife, Rati was looking down
I For a similar, but low grono apologuo nou Paribima Parvan III 248 .
