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Is adventurous la restraining witches, and powerful in Inviting local guardian deity; who is clever in removing old age and widowhood by the use of thousands of medicinal powders and by the use of alchemy; who is learned in the nature of repeated enjoyments of thousands of minor deities gratified by catering their caves; and who is adopting the guise of a person with great vows.
Besides, he is proficient in expert in the removing the terrible venom of serpente, clever in creating confusion and cautions in fascination. He is able to show things, which are not mentioned in the Šāstras, which were incomprehensible to the acute intellect of ancestors, which were not comprehensible to former learned persons, which were outside the range of ingenuity, which were not believed in by competent persons alchough heard, and in which even competent persons have to remain in doubt although they have the object for a long time.
Besides, he says—“There is nothing unattainable for me in the three words " Although he is clever in such subjects, your opinion is quite authoritative. On hearing this, the king said, out of curiosity 'Then, bring him here promptly.' There upon saying "Just as is your honour's commands" they came out of the royal palace and went to the hermitage of Ghoraigva.
Saluting the hermit, they told him the object of their arrival there. Ghoragiva with his eyes wide-awake with joy and thinking himself well-satisfied, went with the servants of the king and entered the royal palace. On receiving information from the gate-keeper, he went to the king, and set on a sul table seat. The king respected him adequately, and asked him Well, Sir, from which direction have you arrived 'here? Now, where do you intend going ? or what is the object of your coming here? Ghorašiva sald“O great king! I am coming from Śri Parvta wirela Mount Sri Parvata and intend going to Jalandbara Nagara Fistert a which is like a large tar-ring on the ears of a beautiful female in the north direction, Now, what you asked me as to the object of my Coming here
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