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79 majesty has ordered “The palace-garden is to be made ready so as to adorn it with additional decorations as Prince Simha, the son of the great King is to come here,." On hearing this, she delightfully went to the bed-chrmber, saying 'As the Queen orders. On this side the palace-garden was made ready. Then having invited with respect, Prince Simha, who himself liked coming, out of the eagerness to see Kusumávali, was led home; the ceremony to arrange for dinner etc. was made; and then he entered the palace-garden. He saw the bower of grape-creepers, garrulous with the voices of domestic Sárikas; the As'oka grove beautiful with the garment of reddish sprouts like a new bridegroom; the cluster of lotuses in the palace-tank, where lotuses were shaken by pleasing swans; the grove of mango-trees, resonant with the sounds of bees and cuckoos; the bower of Madhavi creeper surrounded by the rows of bees moving about out of delight due to the drinking of honey; the expanse of betel-nut tree embraced by the betel-creepers; the collection of saffron-creepers which made the circle of directions (66) smelling with fragrance; and the plantain-grove pleasing to the eye and swinging in the pleasant gale. He stood in the bower of Madhavi creeper.
In the meantime Madanalekhã said to Kusumãvali “My lady, on account of the affection behoving a good person shown by the high-souled persons, he must be a related person, returned from the previous birth. He should be revealed by proper talk and presenting of flowers and betel-leaf. So send to him by this time, the betel, with a tender betel-leaf; the ear-decoration of the cluster of Priyangu-flowers, stitched by your
