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somehow contrived to administer the food to them though this is against the strict rales. She fed the monks and put the poison in Sikhin's portion. The poison soon took effect, and Bikhin died still feeling compassion for his mother. He became a god in Brahmaloka, but when Jalini died, she had to suffer in the hell Sarkaraprabha. 190, 17.
FOURTH BAAVA.
(Dhana and Dhanasri.) In the town Sušarman of Bharatavarga, in which reigned king Sudhanu, there lived the rich merchant Vaiśramaņa and his wife Sridevi. They worshipped the Yakşa Dhanadeva, and vowed that if they should get a son, they would name him after him and celebrate a festival in his honour. 192, 3. The soul of Sikhin on descending from heaven entered the womb of Śridevi; who dreamt at that time that an elephant had entered her body through her mouth. In due time a boy was born, whom after a omonth his father carried to the temple of the Yaksa and named him Dhana after the Yakşa. 193, 6.
Jalini was reborn in the town Susatman as the daughter of the merchant Pūrņabhadra by Gomati; she was named Dhanasri And grew up a very fine girl.. Dhana once saw her on her return from the park and immediately fell in love with her; she, however, felt an aversion for him. When Vaisramaņa heard of his son's love for Dhangsri, che asked her in marriage for him. They were married with great pomp. 194, 3. · Dhanaści, however, had a paramouo in the person of her servant Nandaka, who in a former birth had been a follower of Ārjava Kauņdinya and an intimate friend of Agnisaxman. . 194, 7.
· Onoe during the delightful season of autumn, Dhana saw in the park a young merchant who, having acquired great riches abroad, was making liberal Presents to the needy: He felt ashamed that all be ppssessed he had inherited from his anoes. tors, and had himself made no money.' Nandaka with whom ho had discussed the matter, spoke to his father and got his Donsent to Dhana's trading abroad. It was, therefore, proalaimed throughout the town that Dhana was to go to Tam.
