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[ 42. 7. as it stood. Hemakundala said, "O cruelheartedness! Then what is the use of him? Say, what should I do for you?" Dharana said, "All things worthy to be done, are done but my wife is in a bad condition; so bring about my meeting with her. " Then having thought, "I shall unite him with her after getting him big jewels from Ratnagiri,' -Hemakundala said, I shall unite you with her; but in this island there is a mountain named Ratnagiri. There my friend, a Kinnara named Sulochana lives. So having him, I shall take indeed to Devapura. The union with her of him who has gone there, will as a rule take place indeed.” Dharana assented to this. Then having taken Dharana, he started to the Ratna mountain,
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And he reached Ratnagiri-where the collections of plantain trees were slowly swinging with sweet wind; where in the forest groves, Kimpurusas and yakshas enjoyed meeting in groups. (47)
It was full of noise of birds, satisfied with the juice of fruits of various kinds growing in the forest groves. There the
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