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of his relatives there He was received hospitably, with bath, anointment, and food and drink-materials. He lived there for some days and when one day he narrated the object of his visit before his relatives he was prohibited in numerous acting in such an ugly manner.
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One day, a daughter of Seth Gangadatta of that town named Kanakavati who was naturally endowed with excellent beauty and youth, accompanied by her female companions went to a pleasure--garden for the purpose of gathering flowers. At that time, Kanakavati becoming pierced by Cupid's arrow on seeing a merchant-youth named Śridatta, returned home with and she at once great agony fell lamenting on her bed. On knowing her bewildered state, all her family-members assembled together near her, but not getting any reply regarding her health, they applied remedies suitable to the occasion. The vanik (mer. chant) youth also, soon after the disappearance of the girl from bis range of vision, burning with the fire of sexual love suddenly issuing from his wounded heart, remained seated there deeply thinking about his lotus-eyed beloved. A female mendi. cant coming there, asked him, O my dear! why do you look so absent-minded? The youth replied, O worthy woman! what clse can I tell you? A woman with full-blown lotus-like eyes has captivated my heart, and all my manly power has now be come helpless. That full moon-faced damsel did not pause with this much but, now, she really thinks of taking away my life. So, O worthy woman! immediately find out some remedy so that the anguish of my mind may become calm, and this humble servant may remain happy The mendicant nun said, "O good man! say out everything in clear words ". The merchant-youth, then, narrated the entire account of his meeting with Kanakavati. The num said, "O good man! be calm, I shall now find out a remedy that you will be able to enjoy the pleasure of uninterrupted association with her He said "Your great obligation." The mendicant nun then went to the house of Gangadatta seth. On seeing Kanakavati carefully attended to by her distressed family-members, she inquired :-"Ah ! what is the cause
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