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186 Tantras. Last night I was performing the Hom sacrifice in an adjacent jungle, and with my own eyes I saw Kopal-Kundala meet a young Brahman. To-day she is going to meet him. If you want to see, come with me, and I will show you.

"Child! Kopal-Kundala is fit to be sacrificed. At Bhobani's order I will slay her. She too has abused your trust, she should be slain by you too; therefore give me your aid in this. Seize this faithless one, and bring her with me to the place of sacrifice. There sacrifice her with your own hand. By this means the offence, which you have committed against the goddess, will be pardoned; by a holy deed you will gain imperishable virtue, and the faithless one will be punished; there will be an end of vengeance."

The Kapálik finished speaking. Nobokumar made no reply. Seeing his silence, the Kapálik said, "Child! now come and see what I promised to show you."

Nobokumar, with his body bathed in perspiration, went with the Kapálik.