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Vivāgasuyam.
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Sixth Lecture. THE STORY OF NANDIVADDHANA (OR NANDISENA).
(The Introduction to the Third Lecture in the
usual terms, is to be inserted here.)
26. Truly Jambû at that time and at that period there was a city named Mahurā, a park callerl Bhandira, a demigod namerit Sudansana, a king named Sirîdāma. He had a wife named Bandhusirî. They had a son named prince Nandivaddhana who was perfect in every way and who was the crowned prince. That king Siridāma had a minister named Subandhu who was well-versed in all the four expedients of winning over an enemy viz. negotiations, dissentions (here the rest to be supplied $ 21 ). That minister Sabandhu had a son named Bahumittaputta who was perfect in every way. That king Sirîdāma had a barber named Chitta. As he was performing astonishing and diverse duty of a barber to king Sirîdāma, he had free access to all places, all regions and even to the harem. At that time and at that period Goyama, the eldest disciple of the Samana (here the rest to be supplied $9, down to ), descended in the direction of the high road and saw (exactly as before $9) elaphants, horses and men. And amidst those men he saw a man (here the rest to be supplied $9, down to ) surrounded by many men and women. Then the royal officers made him sit on a strongly heated iron throne
