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Stupified by the exciteprent of very powerful poisona, I fell down on the ground.
The night passed off in a miserable state and the blessed Sun rose as if with the object of doing me a great favour. The people of the village saw my deplorable condition, and, out of compassionate tenderness, they treated me for snake--poisoning. By thuir medicinal treatment and the influeuce of mystic spells, I was perfectly cured of my snake-poisoning. When the people of the village asked me about my misfortune of the previous night, I narrated the account of the treasure as it was.
I lived there for several days, and then went in one direo tion. Going onward one day, I met with one man. On account of similarity of innate disposition, a friendly relation was formed with him On a certain occasion, he secretly taught me the correct method of conjuring up a female yaksa in a cave and requested me very respectfully, saying, "If you become my associate, we will enter the cave." I accepted his request owing to my strong attachment for enjoyment of sensual pleasures.
After an uninterrupted journey for several days, we reached a cave pamed amorter Valayāmukha. We worshipped the door of the cave and the female guardian-spirits of the door of the cave. On an auspicious day with the planets in lucky conjunction, we took abundant food with us, entered the cave with lamps in our hands, and passing over several low and high places, we saw at one spot, a female Yaksa sitting on an excellent gold Jion - seated throne shining brightly like a mass of lightning. Her face appeared extremely handsome by the mass of splendour of brilliant ear-rings hanging on her cheeks. Her body appeared very beautiful by ornanents of various kinds of jewels. She had a neck-lace of nine strings of pearls as big as the fruit of AEH Analala Tree (Erubelic Myrobalan). On beholding the unforeseen and wonderful appearance of the charming body of the fewale Yaksa who resemblert the tender branch of the full-bloomer and (aptivating tree-A Maumathia.-the God of Love,- ho enchan
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