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neutrality." Vidyāsiddha replied. “You know it much better." Then unnoticed by the people, Gobhadra went to the residence of Candralekhā. At once Candralékhā saw him coming to her residence. Recognizing him thoroughly in the brightness of Moon-light by an inference from his previously seen form she gave him a close embrace, and offering him a comfortable seat, Candralekhā inquired with eyes widely open with joy. " O respectable man! from where and how did you happen to come here" He narrated the whole account before her. Candra. lékba then said “You have done well that yau have arrived on this occasion. All our wished- for desires are now fullilled.' Go. bhadra inquired " How is it? She replied,' At that time you saved me from violation of my vow of celibacy, and so, by adora. tion for seven days, a magic art named Svayamprabhā was accomplished, while wicked Iśãnchandra Vidyāsiddha, leaving aside his preservative armlet supplying all desirable objects, was seized by us enslaved like a fish when he was in the waters of the Gangee." Gobhadra questioned, “ How have you kept him now.” She replied, For a sacrifical offering to Goddess Caņņikā on the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight of the month. Go. bhadra said. "If it be so, show me where he is.” On account of a few days acquaintance with him, I want to tell him something.' She said " What harm is there in it ? Come along I shall show you.” Both of then went together. When Candralekhā moved a little forward, she saw Vidyāsiddba with a preserva. tive armlet tied on his arm, all his tight fetters broken to pieces with his lower lip trembling with great anger, and terrifying by bis manifest eyebrows. On seeing him, Candralékhā thought. :Ah ! how did this devil acquire the preservative armlet? And how did his fetters break down ? Ab! this is an unexpected misfortune."
Concealing the outward sign of emotion, though she was afrald, Candralékhā went to Vidyāsiddha accompanied by Gobhadra. On seeing her coming to him Vidyasidaba concealed his fellings of anger and hatred, and addressing her, he said " O
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