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were set free from their bondage, On an auspicious day, all my elderly persons, family members, and acquaintances were entertained sumptuously and I was named Jayatékhara. I was taught the art of moving about in the sky and other useful arts and sciences. On attaining youth, I was married with an excellent giri bred up in the house-hold of a powerful vidyādhara-king and who looked charming as if she were a banner of victory of the God of Love on account of her exquisite beauty.
My inimical vidyadhara was the son named Amarateja of King Samarasimha of Ratha-nupura. He was my fellow-playmate with inteuse affection towards me, perfectly trustworthy and capable of being consulted in all matters of importance We slept together, took our meals and drinks together. We moved about together and we lived tog, ther and thus. conjointly we passed our days happily in mutual company.
One day, one of my attendants told me in private :- This friend of yours has bceome enamoured of your wife Distrustfil of his words, I prevented him from saying out such harsh words
O good man! Do not ugain utter such indecent words betore me. Wise persoas always say out whatever is reasonable and only whatever they have seen with their own eyes. A word uttered hastily creates nuisance afterwards like an unwholesome diet." Although the incident was concealed by a friendly com pliance, it became widely known like the Sun coming ont of its covering of dense clonds. When one day, I was returning home from the royal palace, I saw that my ill--hehaved friend was busily engaged in his unseem!y pursuit. While I was thinking secretly about his unprecedented behaviour, he quickly ran away with his own re inue. I, equipped with weapons immediately followed him accompnied by some of my attendants. He was invisible for the time being. Influeuced by a sudden impulse of mind, I very hastily came here and I caught a glimpse of the villain. In the meantime, I had sent away all my attendants in all the directions with the object of killing him, and so, I came here alone. On seeing me unaccompanied by any of my
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