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in marriage-contract. Soon after, the court-jester laughing loudly asked:-"O worthy man! Is there a custom in your town that a male marries with a male? It is a wonder always unheard of and unseen." With these words, he swiftly ran away The vanik youth becoming embarrassed began to thlok: "Ah cursed heart! you are really prone to such deceptions that wicked soul! you trusted lovely young females full of cunning devices. Do you not know even this much that these young females skllfully deceive even Brihaspati (Lord of Devotion in whom piety towards the gods in personified) by their charming nature. Besides, they carry on conversations full of affectionate words with one person, and joyfully cast side-glances on another. Fixing their hearts, they continually caress for a long time with one person and they sportively fix an appointment with another person. Therefore, O silly heart! I know the real nature of worldly objects As futile, and do not lament. Be careful, hence-forth, to do aļl your work at the most suitable time.” Then, making himself perfectly at ease, the vanik youth went home.
At Sun-rise the next, day, the court-jester met Cărudatta. On seeing the wedding band tied to his fore-arm, Cārudatta inquired-"O you really seem to be a newly married youth, Show me your wife." The court-jester smilingly said o dear friend! Through your kindness, I was myself a wife." Cārudatta asked“How did it happen"? The court-jester, then, narrated the whole account. On hearing the real state of affairs, Kanakavati leaving aside all sense of shame, laughed beartily and she became exceedingly fond of Cārudatta, on seeing his handsome form. With deep feelings of mutual love, both of them went to Sankhxpura and lived in their own house. there. Eoth of them began to pass their days happily together, but Cărudatta's former wife began to quarrel with Kana kavati, and so, she was driven out from the house. Kanakavati, there by, acquired Bhogāntarāya Karma Aster death in due course of time, Kanakavati was born as a tiryance during her next life, and Cărudatta albo acquired Bhogãutarāya Karma as a result of disappointing vanik youth who had come with the object of contracting marriage
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