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house. Košā looking out from her balcony, saw a charming youth eighteen years old coming in the direction of her palace. The youth's charming face and grace attracted her heart Kośã ordered a maid who was sitting near her to bring the youth into her house. The maid requested Sthūlabhadra to accompany her, but he said :-"I will only come if the mistress of the house herself, came to take me in." On seeing Sthūlabhadra's grandeur, Košā came out and took him in with due respect.
Sthūlabhadra went to Kośă's house with the object of learning various arts and sciences. His father had made ample arrangement for money required for Sthulabhadra. Gradually, while Sthūlabhadra was learning arts, he fell in ties of love with Kosi. Who will ever take a meal of Kodrava ( an inferior kind of corn) after acquiring a dish of Kșira (rice-pudding )? Kośā on her part, left out showing love towards any other person. There was love between Sthūlabhadra and Kośå as with a fish and water Sthūlabhadra would invariably look to Kośã and Kośā would do the same to Sthūlabhadra. The palatial building of Kośā was an ocean of worldly pleasures, 'Any one drowned in it, will never come out. Days and months passed on happily for them. Sthūlabhadra lived at the house of Kośā for more than twelve years.
There lived a Brāhmin named Vararuci in the same Pātali-putra Nagara. He was a believer in Wrong Belief. He was a poet, as well as, well-versed in grammar and discourse He used to go daily to the king's palace with one hundred and eight verses composed by himself and gain king's fayour. Prime-minister Sakaļāla did not like this as Vararuci was a non-believer. The king did not give anything to Vararuci. Thereupon, Vararuci went to the wife of Sakaļāla and requested her that if the prime-minister Sakadala praises my compositions, I will have my living. Sakaļāl's wife persistently urged Śakaļāla to praise Vararuci's compositions. The
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