Read the previous part here… The next morning, he called a meeting of his cabinet of ministers, and told them what had happened. One of the ministers – Sumati, reassured him and said… “Don’t worry my king. I will search and bring to you such a boy. This world has many strange things to offer, …
Read the previous part here… “Please forgive me, I have committed a sin but unknowingly. Please think of me as someone who has come to you asking for your protection.” “I will give you whatsoever you desire, be it man or animal, so that you can be appeased and your anger may subside…” Jvālāmukha thought …
Read the previous part here… And so the tired King Candrāvaloka dismounted from his horse, fed it some grass and water, so that it was refreshed, and then lay down next to his wife, on the banks of the river, in the shade of the tree. The moon arose a few minutes after, lifting the …
Read the previous part here… Rishi Kaṇva was pleased. “You have promised to protect all living beings, and have thus made me very happy. You can ask me for any vardāna (boon) that you desire!” The king, who was well-versed in the matters of timing, replied… “Oh great Rishi, if you are truly pleased with …
Read the previous part here… The āshrama was full of rishis and sādhakās, who went about their daily tasks. In the middle, under a tree, sat Rishi Kaṇva surrounded by many shishyās. Candrāvaloka walked up to him, and when he reached, prostrated at the great rishi’s feet. Rishi Kaṇva welcomed him, offered him a seat, …
Read the previous part here… “Truthfully, his beauty can satisfy the thirst of the whole wide world…” As she thought this way, she rose up, and tried to start walking away, but her legs seemed to lose all power of movement… अथोपेत्य स राजा ताम् एवं नागरिको ऽब्रवीत् ।आस्तां प्रथमदृष्टस्य दर्शनैकफलार्थिनः ॥ १२,२७.२७ ॥ जनस्य …
Read the previous part here… Like Indrā, he made mighty birds fall to the ground, by clipping their wings with his sharp vajra-like arrows… In the heat of the chase, he kept spurring his horse to go faster and faster, and the horse, egged on by the strokes of the whip, didn’t care for the …
Read the previous part here… Manaḥsvāmin was paid for his services, and so he wasn’t considered the father. The thief, on the other hand, gave his entire wealth to his wife, and thus owned the kshetra, as he paid for her and the child’s maintenance. The king was also not the true father. While he …
Read the previous part here… “So tell me, o King, to which hand should the king offer the pinda-dānā? And what did this all mean?“ “Remember, if you know the answer, and don’t tell me the truth, your head will burst into a hundred pieces!“ इति वेतालतः श्रुत्वा मुक्तमौनः स भूपतिः ।तं त्रिविक्रमसेनो ऽत्र धर्मज्ञः …
Read the previous part here… In this city, King Candraprabha fasted and performed tapasya, distributed more of his wealth and fed more Brāhmans, and performed the śrāddha. He then went to Vārāṇasī, which seemed by the silken flags of it’s temples, tossed about in the gusts of wind, to cry out from afar… “Come here, …
