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which he pointed out to hormind that those who precipitato themselves from it,' would be turned into ohatever they desired. Therefore, ho said, let us fix our thoughts on the state of a Vidyadhara and precipitate ourselves from that place. They teigned to do so and disappeared in those shrubs; shortly after. wards I saw the Vidyadhara and his bride to whom the parrot gave warning, fly away from the place through the air. Completely duped I decided to repeat, with my females, the experiment in the hope of our becoming gods. All my limbs were broken by the fall, and I expired in the severest agony ;, howover I became a Vyantara god. On his death, my enemy was again relegated to the hell Ratnaprabhā. 88, 13.--After a palyo. pama we were reborn in Cakravālapura of Aparavideha, I aus Cakradeva, son of Apratihatacakra, a merchant, and Sumangald ; the other as Yajnadatta, son of Somašarman, the king's purohita, and Nandivardhanā. I loved him sincerely, but he had inherited from his last birth his inveterate hatred; while he feigned friendship for me, he cast about for a means of bringing about my destruction. Having secretly plundered the house of Candana, a rich merchant, he bade me conceal the goods ; he appeased my suspicion saying that the goods were his and he was afraid of his father. 90, 1. Now Candana gave information of the burglary to the king and drew up'a list of the stolen goods. On his instance, the King issued a proclamation that everybody to whom any of the goods named in the list were offered for sale, should give information on pain of capital punishment. After five days had dlapsed without any information coming in, Yajnadeva told the king that he had learnt from the servants of Cakradera that I had stolen Candana's goods and kept them concealed in my house. Though the king was inoredulous, he at last ardered my house to be searched by the examiners and the most renowned citizens. I was, accordingly, oxamined, but unwilling to betray my friend I denied knowing anything about the matter. However a box -vith Candana's name on it' was found and rooognised by his storekeeper ; by and by the other pieces were discovered and identified by the list. I was then brought before the king; I wept copiously, but tobarned no answer to his questions. The king was very mnoh
