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Valkalaciri
ched the hut of Soma Candra Rajarși. They saw clad in bark-garments coming to the aśrama with some green vegetables, fresh fruits etc from the forest.
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As soon as he saw these females Valkalaciri, not knowing the distinction between a male or female, as he had never seen nor heard of any female from his birth, innocently gave respects to these prostitute-hermits, and asked them :-- Who are you? Where is your asrama ?" They replied :-We are hermits living in our own asramas. O Virtuous Hermit! With what will you render hospitality to us, who are your guests? Valkalacîrî said:-O Munis! I have brought sweet ripe fruits from the forest. You can eat them' The pros-hermits, then, replied :-O Pious Muni No one in our asrama eats such insipid fruits. O excellent hermit! you taste the relish of the delicious fruits of our âśrama.' So saying, they gave him sweet-meats. Then, by partaking of sweet-balls under the impression of fruits, Valkalacîrî had a feeling of repugnance towards Bilva and other fruits of the forest on account of his relish for sweet-meats. Then going to Valkalaciri, who was sitting in a solitary place. the pros-hermits not only came in close contact with his body but they had him place his hand on their well-developed soft breasts Valkalaciri now inquired:- O Muniśvaras ! How is it that your body is so soft? What are these two elevated places on your chest'The pros hermits touching Valkalacîrî gently with their soft hands, said By eating fruits of Our āśrama, our bodies become so soft, and by eating such delicious fruits, we have these soft places on our chests. You can leave off your asrama and such insipid fruits, and you can live in our asrama and can become soft-bodied. Now, the innocent hermit Valkalaciri becoming enticed by the sweet-meats given by the pros-hermits became ready to go with them and keeping his hermit's utensils at a safe place, he went to a pre-arranged place of meeting. When the spies watching from a high tree, informed the pros-hermits about the arrival of Soma Candra Tāpasa from a distance, they ran away, out of fear of a curse from the Rā
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