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house whom he said Agadadatta should marry and enjoy all the wealth that was stored up in her house. Agadadatta went as directed to an adjoining cemetery and found a big fig tree and from there called her out. She opened the door and Agadadatta took an underground passage to the house of the young lady Viramati by name. She was an exquisitely beautiful young woman and Agadadatta decided to be on his guard. She was generous in her hospitality and assured him that everything was at his disposal. She expressed her distress over her brother's death; she made him a comfortable seat and went out to get proper dressing for his wounds. Agadadatta suspected some foul play and slipped under a couch at the very moment when a stone from above couch collapsed over it. When she came back Agadadatta jumped upon her and caught hold of her hair. He dragged her to the king and also announced not only the death of the bandit as he had promised but also the arrest of his sister. The king was happy and offered to Agadadatta his own daughter in marriage. Every one in the town was happy to take part in the wedding and made to Agadadatta sumptuous gifts. Agadadatta however could not forget his first love, Madanamañjari in spite of his happy married life. He often thought of that vivacious girl.
One day he received a message from her. He promised to do something about it. He advised the lady patience. Around the same time messengers came from his parents asking for an immediate meeting with the long estranged son. Agadadatta informed the king about it, who agreed that he should go to meet his parents and arranged a big party of escort for Agadadatta and his wife. On the day of the journey, Agadadatta asked the whole party, including his wife, to proceed ahead and he waited in his own chariot for Madanamañjari to join him and when she came he proceeded to join his group. Their way was through mountains, across rivers, through dense forests. Around the time they came to enter a wild wood the rainy season came and they were attacked by a party of Bhillas. Agadadatta's men ran away in sheer fright leaving him alone in the field. He fought bravely but the Bhilla chief was equally defiant. At last Agadadatta had to resort to a trickery to kill him. He made his wife to sit in the fore-front of his chariot so that the Bhilla could see her clearly. Accordingly, he was struck by the beauty of the young woman and his concentration was disturbed. Agadadatta shot him down with his arrow exactly at that time. The Bhilla chief
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