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the town. Immediately on seeing; him, Patala knew from the excellence of his features:-"He is some great man; and advancing towards him, he received him respectfully. The Kumāra took his lodging in house shown by the gardener and Pătala began to serve him with disinterested affection as if he were his brother.. Kumăra also began to pass his days there, like a monkey sepa. rated from his flock.
When all the money in his possession had becoma exhansted, one day, Patala told Nara-Vikrama Kumāra:-"O good man ! O Illustrious man ! How can any one maintain himself withont work? Therefore, leave off your idleness and take one portion of my garden. Gather flowers and having prepared garlands of various shapes and colours, sell them on public roads; you will thereby be able to maintain yourself comfortably." The Kmāra thoght:
जह जह वाएइ विही विसरिसकरणेहिं निरं पडहं ।
धीरा पहसितषपणा नच्चंति वहा वह च्चेवं ॥१॥ 1. Jaha jaha vidi vihi visarisa-karanébim nithuram paçabam
Dhirā pahasita vayaņā naccanti tabā tah ccévam.
1. Persons of firm resolve, dance with smiling facea, to the tune of cruel drum which Fate beats, on account of variety of causes.
Although the proposal of Patala was at variance with the the essential characteristic attributes of a Ksatriya, the Kumăra accepted it on account of the persistence of the gardener, NaraVikrama Kumāra was daily going with Silavatı to gather flowers from the portion of the garden shown by Patala, and after having prepared garlands of numerous designs Silavati used to accompany Pátal's wife for the purpose of selling them on public roads By this, their income began to increase and they maintained themselves comfortably by the dally sale of flower-garlands.
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