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in strict accordance with the desires of King Canda Pradyota, my life, the life of my son Udayana, and the existence of our kingdom, are in great danger. Besides, if I were to act in accordance with his desires, my heinous act will bring an enormous black stain to the bright fame of my family. So, for the present, let me do what is most desirable, and let me pass over the circumstance with pleasing words. But, then, I will do the best.” With this idea in her mind. Mrigāvati-dévî gent word to King CandaPradyota, saying:--"By the recent death of my husband King Satānika, we are under your protection. My son, Udayaņa is yet quite a boy and if I leave him alone, some one of the frontier kings may kill him and take away his kingdom.” Becoming greatly pleased with these words King Candapradyotana sent word to her:-"Who will ever think of raising his hand against your son Udayana, without meeting with an unnatural death, when your son is so nicely protected by my powerful arms? The queen again sent word:-O king! What you say quite true. But there is a serpent on the pillow just near the head, and its physician is at a distance of 100 yojans (400 miles) that is to say, the enemies are quite near and you are very far off. After everything is destroyed, how can you possibly help us ?
So, if you are at all willing to develope friendly social relationship with me, you should have a very high strong fortress surrounding my capital city on all sides prepared with strong bricks of Ujjain. The king very willingly accepted her proposal and he ordered his fourteen fendatory kings to arrange their armies between Kausambi and Ujjain in such a way that the bricks can be easily brought by them from Ujjain, A strong and high fortress was built around Kausâmbî. Queen mrigavati, then, sent word to Caņdapradyota. Now, there be ample provisions of corn. The licentious king, full of high desires of acquiring sexual relations with her, did whatener was told by her. When all arr. angements for the defence of her capital town were completed, the pious Mrigāvati with the object of escaping from the defilement of her morality, had the gates of her town tightly locked
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