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seeing you personally is the special object, and now, it is an accomplished fact " The king said, Weil, Sir, it is heard that you possess immense ability on the subject of mystic spells and and incantation; show me, there-fore, some strange event, Then, saying “ Just as your Highness pleases, he fascinated the heart of the king, by talking about escaping from sight, the descent of gods, aiming at a man, puncturing a flower, destruction by Incantation, and the knowledge of the advent of happiness or misery. At that moment, knowing the right occasion, the king again said, Is your superiority of knowledge only in such strange events, or is it found in other things also ? The hermit said “O k'ng, why do you say this thing as improbable, which is not deserving a person like yourself; you say out in word only and I will do for you what is improbable. The king then explained to bim, the necessity of acquiring a son; Ghoragiva said “Why are you grieved at such a trilling thing? I will do this work without delay even though it may be untimely. The king sald " It will be a great favour on me if it so happens. But what remedy should I employ in the matter ? “Ghoraślva said I shall say it out in private. The king then turned his eyes resembling the pith of a lotus, towards his ministers and the ministers who were clever in the knowledge of signs, slowly withdrew from the presence of the king; and there was no one else left behind. Ghorasiva then said, • O great king! I will have to propitiate Fire zafrada Agni Déva with an abundance of flowers, fruits, incense, and offerings of food-materials, along with you, in a great burning-place during the night of the fourteenth day of the dark-half of the fortnight.” The king thought . How can I propitiate Fire with flowers and other articles ? It appears like an abusive word. or else, there is some good meaning, in the words of the sages, there is no absence of connection or default of attributive of quality in them. Ghoraśiva at once said "O king, why do appear vacant-minded ? The king said "Do not have any suspicion in your mind Let me know whatever is to be done. The hermit said " Then the god Fire becoming quite evident and filling up the vault of the sky with the hot collection of flames
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