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will give you your wished-for object like the Kalpa Velkşa Fuel the Wishing Tree yielding whatever is desired. The klng then said “If it be so, I shall positively come on the night of the fourteenth day of the dark-half of the fortnight. That work is certainly to be accomplished " The king thus accepted the Invitation to go with him. Ghorasiva, respected with flowers and betel-leaves went to his hermitage. The king then began to pass his days in worshipping the lotus-like feet of the gods and in amusing himself in various sports like restraining of horses and other active sports. In course of time, on the fourteenth-day of the dark half of the fortnight, the King, called his ministers and having informed them of the private talkwith Ghorasiva asked them “What is to be done now? The ministers said “My lord! Some deeds are good in the begajouing but their result is miserable like the fruits of Kimpāka part while there are some deeds which also result happily. A work is ordered to be done as the chief factor in the accomplishment of a desired object although there is a doubt about its afficacy; however, one should always make efforts in all directions without losing confidence." The ministers, then went to their respective places.
At night, the king changed his dress, and dismissing guardians of his back and other servants, taking flowers, fruits and all articles of offering, holding a sharp sword in his hand, unnoticed by guardians, menials and other servants, urged by agreeable omens and warding off ill omens and having established excellent incantation-words of protection on various parts of his body, and accompanied by Ghoraśiva, went to the great burning-place, where, on one side, some of his accomplices were achieving their spells, on the other, persons engaged in giving offerings were standing with vessels containing offering-materials; on one side, there were crores of skulls of various kinds, lying there, on the other, owls were creating loud noise; on one side, thousands of jackals were running about here and there, on the other, many gifratt yoginis, females practising sorcery were collecting there. One side appearing dreadful by the presence of numerous ghosts was speedily destroying the essence (vital
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