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 *» punish Ugrabdhu: For the readier accomplishment of thse* ends, Chitrasekhara assumed the garb of a religious mendicant, V: '_. of the pool that produced this metamorphosis. The Brothers thus disguised appeared before the king, to* whom Chitrasekhara represented himself as a magician, and at whose request he undertook to win the consent of Suvernadevi to become his bride without delay. Haying then made himself known to Suvernadevi, and restored his brother to the human form, they devised the plan to be adopted, and Suvernadevi gave a seeming assent to be married to Ugrabdhu — a new man-* aion was prepared for the purpose, to which Ugrabdhu repair-* ed to be wedded by the supposed ascetic to the princess — but on his entering the private chamber, Chitrasekhara sprinkled him with the magic water, and he was changed to a monkey. Chitrasekhara going forth, produced a written order from the* king, that he should be his deputy for some months in the ad- ministration of the kingdom, in which the officers of the court acquiesced. The princes then wrote to their father-in-law Vi~ krama, to come to their aid, with a sufficient force, with which he complied, and their authority was thus established over the kingdom of Ugrabdhu ^ who in his form of a monkey was sold to a beggar, and compelled to perform tricks for his master's benefit. After settling their new acquisitions, Somasekharaand Chitrasekhara with their wives Suvernadevi and Rupavatiand the father of the latter, paid their own parents a visit, much to their astonishment and delight. After a due period of power and prosperity, the different Princes were admitted to the hea* ven of Siva. 11 — Karibhanta Katha. a. paper — b. palm leaves— c. do. — d. do. Story of Karibhanta, son of Mirabhupa king* of Vhar, who was invited by Velala Ray a to come
 * 1) iJls _> and changed his brother to a monkey with some of the water