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instruction and all had loft the room except myself, a peacooks stepped out of a pictute, seized the necklace, hid it on its breast, and returned to its place in the picture. Greatly surprised by this miracle I consulted the pravartini, who advised me to go no more to Bandhudova's house. But those ladies were convinoed of my innocence with regard to the loss of the necklace, and began visiting me. Some days afterwards, when all my sins were expiated by penance and contemplation, I attained Kevaliship. The genijis of the house repented of his foolish triok and made the peacock deliver up the necklace. 514, 6.
(Main story continued.) The king and Bandhudeva were so moved by the nun's tale, that they entered the Order. Hariseņa, who had been Yuvarāja, then became king. Vişeņa who hated Sena, employed some men to kill him, but they could not take him by surprise. 516, 18.
Once the park-treen came out in flower all at once and out of season; while the minister looked with wonder at them, they suddenly returned to their previous condition. A soothsayer whom he consulted about the miracle, said that it foreboded a short change of the government. The minister, being sent for by the king at that moment, asked the roothsayer to explain why he was sent ofor. The latter said that a messenger had arrived to offer a girl in marriage to one of the princes ; he who should marry her, would get pynession of the kingdom. Alt turned out as the soothsayer had said. King Sankha of Rajapura offered the hand of his daughter Säntimati to one of the princes. She was accepted for Sena. 518, 9. The good luck of Sona increased the hatred of his brother. Sena went to Rajapura where the wedding was celebrated with great pomp. Soon after he returned with his bride to Campa, 520, 14.
Once in the season of spring prince Sena proceeded to the park on a white elephant together with $āntimatı in a palankin. Viséņa, from the top of his palace, observed him with feeling of bitter hatred, and resolved to kill him. Sena and his wife amused themselves in the park till' sunset. In this way they passed some days. 524, 8.
