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your adventure. Ask for some boon". He said, “Oswämini | If you are really pleased with me, and since you bave addressed me as a son, give me a boon that you should look upon me with the affection of a son". On hearing these words, the goddess gave him a preservative armlet capable of all desirable acquisitions, and she Immediately disappeared. Then thinking himself as if he had obtained the sovereignty of the three worlds, he wore the preservative armlet and moving every-where with. out any hindrance, be proudly began to wander about, Now he does not obey kings, does not care for great misfortunes, and sportively going about at his own free will, he laughs out even the God of Death by his strength. He visits king's harems and has sexual intercourse with females of noble famllies. He it attracts distant objects by the excellent force of mantras. From the time that the goddess Katyayani has given him the preservetive armlet, he is able to get every desired object.
One day, while wandering over the entire world, Vidyāsiddha came to Jālandhara-a town full of beautiful women. There he saw my el
elder sister Candrakāntā handsomely attired sitting in the midst of sorceresses and becoming delighted by her excellent handsome form and by the extra ordinari ness of her youthful qualities, he had forcible intercourse with her against her wish, without caring in the least for the question of good conduct. He lived there for a few days enjoying divine pleasures of various kinds at his own will, and not knowing his unsteady mental trend, he walked away. Then wandering for such a long time over some unknown place, he with the objeci ol chastisement drew away both of us by magic attraction, when I and my sister, were starting from our residence in a ciivine vimăna on our journey to Sri Parvata. Now we do whatever he orders us to do. Ah! it so true that we are obliged to lift up a powerful robber on our shoulder. On hearing this, Gobhadra thought “Ah ! demons are even so arrogant that sorceresses have to obev them It is, there-fore, sald " That the earth is productive of numerous gems” and hence, good people who are treasures of excellent virtuous qualities, are never boastful. Candralékhā
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