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previous birth. He thought “ How should this elephant be deprived of these pleasures ?” He began to find out the ways. Once there was a Vidyadhara by the name of Lilărati: he, having kidnapped the sister of Vidyâdhra Mrgánkasena by the name Candralekhā, out of his fear, came to this part of the country. He said to the parrot “I wait here in this mountain-wood; here one Vidyadhara will come up. Then I should not be talked about to him; and I should be informed when he goes. Then I shall do you quite an adequate benefit. ( 82 ) If you will do so, I shall be much obliged." Saying so, he got down the mountain-wood, situated on the expanse of a precipitous mountain-side. The other also, in the same part of the country, stayed in the nest situated on the branches of an orange-tree; by the time Mrgankasena came and went away. In the meantime I came to that part of the country surrounded by she-elephants. Then seeing me, the parrot thought “ Now is the time for me to achieve the desired." Then that treacherous one conferring with his own wife, said to her within my hearing “O handsome one, I have heard from revered great sage Vasistha that here on the Sumsumāra mountain there is a precipice named Sarvakamika; whoever falls from it with whatever desire, he attains it the very moment.” Then I asked “ Revered sir, where again is that part ?" He said "On the left side of the S'ala tree.” (and turning to his wile) “ Hence enough of this animal-life; come on; we shall fall down making the concentration to become a Vidyadhara." He dvowed thus to his wife. Both of them went to that part of the country; they made the concentration and fell in the forest-wood. They
