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spy with all circumstances of Vararuc. and sent him to watch his movements. As soon as Vararuci concealed the bag of gold mohurs, the secret spy instantly took away the bag of gold mohurs, and handed it over to Sakaḍāla Mantri.
Vararuci was unaware of the bag of gold mohurs having been taken away. He went to the river in the morning and began to utter eulogic verses in accordance with his daily practice. The king, ministers, and a large multitude of people came there. Vararuci applied pressure to the yantra with his foot. But how can a bag of gold-mohurs come out when there was none in the yantra? When, however, Vararuci could not get the bag of gold-mohurs by pressure with his foot he tried with his hands; but then, also, he failed. Vararuci immediately knew that his trick was found out. It seemed from the features of the face of Sakaḍāla that he knew the secrect. Sakaḍāla, then, produced before Vararuci his missing bag of gold-mohurs. People, now, understood the fraud of Vararuci. Vararuci was greatly disappointed. Vararuci became more and more envious towards Sakaḍāla Mantri and he began to find out short-comings of Sakaḍāla Mantri.
Day and night, Vararuci was bent upon upon taking revenge on Sakaḍāla. The flame of Vararuci's wrath took a very bright form, and he lost his sleep. He thought, if Sakaḍāla had not exposed my fraud, how extensively could I have spread my popularity? People would have said-"Becoming pleased by the excellence of my composition of verses, even the Ganga-maiya (Mother Ganges) gives me a present of gold-mohurs." But my well-cherished intention was rendered fruitless like an ākāśa-pu, pa (a flower in the sky) by the skill of Sakaḍāla.
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