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there must be some poison in the ghee. Moreover, your Majesty is the owner of Ayantı and hence I do not like that your Majesty should lose his reputation by using ghee bought from a shop. Even poor people like us, possess at our place enough quantity of ghee that would last for a fort-night or so; then how can it be called becoming for an owner of the whole country to have no stock at home? In case the town be besieged and the ghee etc be wanting, it would be like digging a well when the house catches fire.' Hearing such wise words of Zanzaņa the King began to give greater respects to Zānzana as well as to Péthad and thinking how nice it would be if such intelligent and loyal banias be given the charge of a minister. The King appoi nted Péthad as his minister Pethad got married with great pomp his son Zānzana to the daughter named Saubhagyadevi of a rich merchant named Bhima living in the town called Dilli.
Jayasingha-déva's valour was well-known and hence the ministers of the King of Kanyakubja, accompanied by the King's princess, came to contract her marriage with him. They explained to the King the purpose of their coming, and there stayed in the residence that was reserved for them Once the King of Mälvā was taking his bath and fragrant scent was being applied to his body. In the mean while a drop of the scent fell down to the ground. The King took it up by means of his finger and applied it to his body. Seeing this the, ministers of Kānyakubja felt sorrow for the greedy nature of the King. The thought as to how such a greedy person was selected by the King of Kānyakubla as his son-in law made them greatly disappointed The King Jayasınghadóva could read the hearts of the ministers on their faces, and tried to find out some plan to efface the effect of his action. He sent for the minister Péthad and said to him, “I got a dream last night and as required by it I have to order that a reservoit should be filled with ghee and the royal horses should be washed in it. Péthad went home and with the help of the pot of ghee kept on that 'Indhopi’ with the 'O'tralatā’ got, the ghee
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