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KADAMBAR. 39 rom that moment to hold my tongue and to starve myself. But being entreated by her to take fruite and water, I did so ; still I kept an obdurate silence. One day I say myself placed in a golden cage. Your Majesty ( king 'ddreka ) has seen bhe Chandala princess. Who she is, why she calls herself Chandala r why she brings me here, I know as little as your Majesty does. End of the Parrot's tale Then the king ( Sfdraka ) bade the Chandala girl to come forward. She addressed the king as followsLight of the rld, husband of R%hink, joy of the eyes of Kadambri, Moon, you have heard the story of your former birth and of this one. It was by Svetaketu's order that I, his mother Akshmi, imprisoned him to save him from falling into further degradation by disobeying his fathers express orders. In order to avoid the contact of peopleI became a Chandala girl. The time has come and I have brought you together; cast aside with these earthly bodiesthe paius of birth, disease and deatbh and live happily together. So saying she few into the sky. At these words, the heart of Sadraka became again full of the old hopeless longing for Kadambari. Thus had Pundarika's curse been fulfilled and the moon had felt in two lives the pangs of unsuccessful love. Afflicted by the tourment of lovelife left the mortal body of Sudraka. One day, when the spring had doubled Kadambari's to ment, she they her arms round the neck of the sensoless form she had so long tended and clasped it close. At her touch, the body moved and returned her embrace. Chandrीpf¢a addressed her “The touch of your arms has brought me back to life. To. day the curse is over. I have cast of the body I wore as Staraka; this body (as Chandrapida ) I shall ever cherishbe. cause in it I pleased you. This world and the world of the moon ce open to you. Nor am I alone free from curse.' As he spoke, Pundarika descended from the sky in the same dress that he wore when he died for his love of Malhas'veta. Seeing him, Kadambar ran to Mahas'vete with the glad news. Keybraka went to Hemakata to congratulate Chitraratha and Raisa; and Madalekha to Tarapf¢a. Tarapida with his queen saluted Chandrapida as their son and the Lord of Night. Kapinjala 2ame with a message from Svetaketu that he had abandoned all