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in the story--ingredients totally unwarranted so far as the original proseromance is concerned.
The principal additions introduced by the author of the TMKU are listed below:
.. (1) The good omens, like the trumpeting of an elephant and the dance of the pet peacock, indicating the impending arrival Vidyadhara Muni, 56
(2) A speech by the queen Madiravati, as reported by King Megha: vahana to the Muni.57
(3) The descent of the goddess Śrı in her image installed by kingMeghavāhana 58
(4) The reason put forth by the god Jvalanaprabha at the time of gifting his necklace to King Meghavahana'.0
(5) Meghavahana's address to the goddess Sri, at the time of presen.. ting the necklace at the feet of her image. .
(6) The intervention of 'japa' between the presentation of the necklace and the appearance of Vetāla. 1
(7) Vetāla is said to have appeared between the king and the image of Sri.69
(8) Vetala's rashness in his address to the king.sy 56. f. TMKU. 32-33 : तदा दक्षिणतस्तेने गलगज्जिगजाग्रणी:।
ननृते तेन नादेन पुरः केलिकलापिना ॥३२॥ प्रमोदयन्निमित्तानुमोदनेन प्रियां नृपः ।
सिद्धि मनोरथस्येव सौधाप्रमधिरूढवान् ॥३३॥ 57. ibid, 68 : शूकरी पङ्कलिप्तापि पुत्रैरनुगता वरम् ।
मन्वहं राज्यलीनापि स्वामिन् सुतविनाकृता ॥३४॥ ss. ibid. 98 : तस्मिन्नवत ताराशु श्रीः स्वयं देवतालये।
कलयैवाविशत्पद्मह्रदान्तःपद्मसद्मनि ॥९८॥ 59. ibid. 134 : न युक्तः शून्यहस्तस्य मान्यैः प्रथमसङ्गमः ।
एनं व्यसनसंहारं हारं राजन् गृहाण तत् ॥१३४॥ 60. ibid. 149 : देवि त्वत्सेवनतरोरनल्पस्य फलिध्यतः ।
पुष्पोद्गम इवादर्शि मया हारः प्रभावभाक् ॥१४९।। 61. ibid. 152 : मन्त्रजापलयं प्राप ततः क्षमापशिरोमणिः । १५२ । । 62. ibid. 155 : ततः श्रीप्रतिमारूपगन्तवम॑भित्तिताम् ।
झगित्यागच्छद् वेतालः कश्चिद्भालधुताम्बरः ॥१५५॥ 63. ibid. 165 : अयि मूढ समारूढमहिमानं न वेसि माम् । १६५। ..
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