Read the previous part here… Now I have a question for you. Who was the bravest of them all? Who was the greatest? Tell me, o wise king. Remember, if you know the answer, and don’t tell me the truth, your head will burst into a hundred pieces! एतच् छ्रुत्वा स भूपालो वेतालं प्रत्युवाच तम् …
Read the previous part here… “Oh Devi, you are the protector of this whole world, and so please confer a boon on me. Let this heroic and brave Vīravara, the one with many virtues, come to life once again, along with his family. And in return, please accept the offering of my own head!” इत्य् …
Read the previous part here… “My dear, we have now saved the king and the kingdom, but both my children lie dead. Poor Vīravatī, that child did not know anything about handling her grief, she was but a child…With both of them gone, what do I have to live for? I was so foolish! I …
Read the previous part here… Vīravara turned around, and rushed towards his house, not wishing to waste any more time. The king followed him, curious to see what would happen. Vīravara reached home, woke up his wife Dharmavatī, and told her about the whole incident. “Ma Prithvi has said that if we offer Sattvavara to …
Read the previous part here… And while the king was lost in the admiration of his loyal guard, he suddenly heard the sound of a woman weeping in the distance. ” There is no person who is not happy in my kingdom, nor is anyone oppressed, nor poor, nor diseased…then who is this woman weeping …
Read the previous part here… The king, impressed by his appearance and his confidence, decided to give him the salary that he had demanded. But he felt curious, and wanted to know what Vīravara would do with so much money, given that he had a small family and hardly any other visible expenses. And so …
Read the previous part here… Now I have a question for you. Are men wicked, or women? Who is more wicked and deceitful? Tell me, o wise king. Remember, if you know the answer, and don’t tell me the truth, your head will burst into a hundred pieces! एतन् निशम्य वचनं वेतालस्यांसवर्तिनस् तस्य ।स जगाद …
Read the previous part here… When it was morning, the bound husband was taken to the king, along with his injured wife. The king, on hearing the story, ordered the husband to be put to death, for grievously injuring his wife and attempting to murder her. ततो ज्ञत्वैव तच् चौरे तस्मिन्न् अपसृते लघु ।कोलाहलेन तस्यां …
Read the previous part here… The frustrated thief thought to himself “What bad luck! She is setting out now, in the dead of the night, with all those ornaments that I wanted to steal! Let me follow her, I may still get a good opportunity to rob them…” And so the thief followed Vasudattā, keeping …
Read the previous part here… One night, he murdered his wife in her sleep, took away all her ornaments and money, and fled back to his city. That is why I say that men are wicked and ungrateful”, concluded Somikā… ततो जगाद स शुको देव दुःसहसाहसाः ।स्त्रियो दुश्चरिताः पापास् तथा च श्रूयतां कथा ॥ १२,१०.४७ …
