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guw Padmasri addressing Jambu Kumāra said, “O dear husband! You may not perhape become a loser in both ways like the monkey.
The story of the monkey runs as follows:-.
STORY OF THE MONKEY.
King Arikósari of ofenamige Hastināgapura, went, one day, for hunting along with a number of other kings in a distant country. While wandering from forest to forest, rain commenced to fall in heavy torrents and the king had to seek shelter in a thick bower of creepers. When the rain ceased falling, he came near a lake. On seeing there a very handsome girl resembling a celestial maiden, the king was greatly delighted. The young girl well-decorated with valuable ornaments was taken by the king to his palace. There he married her and made her, his chief queen. The king, then, began to enjoy the pleasures of the senses, like an Indra with his wife Indrāņi.
When the king Arikesari and his new queen, were one day, sitting in his picture-room, a juggler, amusing the public · by his sports with a monkey, while going from village to
village and town to town, came there and commenced playing with the monkey. On seeing the queen, who was sitting on the lap of the king, the monkey did not jump about and he did not dance. The juggler beat him a good deal, but to no purpose; the monkey kept stariny only at the lotus-like face of the queen. The juggler became gready embarassed. The monkey kept weeping all the while.
On sieeng the monkey, the queen said “O monkey! I remonstrated with you, but you became very avaracious. Now, be wise and dance. Leave aside your remorse. Do not weep.
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