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exhaustion caused by my coming swiftly. I cleaned my feet; and sat near the Kurabaka tree. I waited for a muhūrta and (then) started for Ujjaini. I tried to remember the lore to move in the sky. At the time, on account of my haste in going and owing to the lore being acquired newly, I forgot a syllable. ! am rising up and falling down as it has not been properly repeated.”
Dharana said, “What is the remedy, in such a case ?"
Hemakundala said, " There is no remedy. Hence my heart sinks, and my intellect does not work on the apprehension of the death of the prince. I am greatly dejected with the idea that the object of desire does not come about certainly of those who are of slow merit."
Dharana said, “Is it the condition that it can be repeated before another ?"
Hemkundala said, “ It is.”
Dharana said, “ If so, then speak; sombow I may get you a (missing ) syllable.”
[12] Thinking that there is nothing impossible to the power of men,' he repeated
