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making his body light and sat down in another place. Candrātapa, his body adorned with jeweled ornaments, bowed to the tenth Daśārha with devotion, like a mere footman. Śauri regarded him saying: "I am Candrātapa, the Vidyadhara, who described Kanakavati. Daśārha embraced the Khecara, who deserved confidence, and asked him the reason for his welcome arrival.
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Then Candrātapa, chief of the prudent, began to speak in a firm voice cool as moonlight. After describing Kanakavati as she is to you, scion of the Yadus, I have described you to her with a truthful account.. By the power of magic art, I have painted you on canvas, lord, and delivered the canvas, sun to her lotus-face, to her. After looking at you on the canvas like a full moon, her eyes shed water from joy like moonstones. At once she put the canvas containing your image on her heart as if to share the pain of separation from you. With streaming eyes, like a mechanical doll, her palms put together in supplication, the end of her garment being waved from respect, she begged me: Do not be indifferent to wretched me. I have no other friend but you. By all means bring this man to my svayamvara.' Lord, today is the tenth day of the dark fortnight. On the fifth day of the bright fortnight after this her svayamvara will take place in the forenoon. You should go to the svayamvara-festival. She, for whom the hope of meeting you is a life-saving drug, must certainly be favored by you.
Vasudeva said: "Candrātapa, at dawn I shall do so, after taking leave of my own household. You should be delighted. Stay in the garden of the harem with the intention of going with me. You should see the fruit of your own efforts at her svayamvara, certainly.
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At these words the young Vidyadhara went away; but Vasudeva, experiencing great joy, went to sleep on the couch. At dawn Vasudeva took leave of his household, got permission of his women-folk to go, and went at dawn to Pedhalapura. There King Hariścandra met the scion of the Yadus and lodged him in the garden Laksmiramaņa. In that garden which
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