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With favourable winds, the ship-owner Dehlla began to to move on swiftly in his ship, by the propelling power of the salls. At that time, by experiencing the cruel incident unheard of before. Śllavatî fell down in a swoon, with her eyes closed, on the flooring of the ship, as if struck by an accidental blow of thunder-bolt, like a campaka creeper cut off by a hatchet, saying “O darlings ! Ah! most beloved ! why did such a misfortune overcome me?” Attendants who were near-by, quieted her by cooling applications. When, after a moment, Silavati regained her consciousness, she becoming bewildered with the agony of separation from her beloved husband and two children, began to lament thus with a continuous flow of tears from her eyes:-0 world-renowned all-powerful father! Why do you now discard your own miserable daughter who was dearer to you than your life itself ? O King Narasimhal why are yo'Also, Indifferent to the helpless wife of your own son carried away forcibly by a wicked man ; Ah | Ah! Even the gods are unfavourable now. Ab I beloved husband! Ah! Family deity ! Ah ! all the dig-päls ( guardians of the eight cardinal points ) Protect this unprotected woman being carried away by a wicked man. Protect me.” On seeing Śllavati lamenting loudly with a piteous voice, Déhila told her :-0 good woman I why do you lament thus? Have patience I am not at all willing to do any wrong to you even in a dream. All this inexbaustible wealth is at your supreme way, and you think me to be your own slave; accept the word swamini ( mistress of the house ) for your own self, and know these servants to be your own for housebold work." Šilavati replied :-O cruel-hearted ! O shameless! o wlle 10 evil-minded ! Go away from my range of vision, otherwise I will put an end to my life by suffocation. Ab! I am born in a noble kşatriya family. I am perfectly chaste from my birth. Are you not even ashamed of your life by utterlag such filthy words before me! Besides, let this body be tormented, let this life be destroyed, and let a series of misfortunes come on my head one after another, however, I will never give up the name of the husband given by my father," On knowing
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