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May the Lord of Munis protect you! who, lost in reflection, and filled with transcendent knowledge, was seen to be utterly unmoved by Indra, whose every hair was on end through astonishment; by the Siddhas, their heads bent low in obeisance; by the nymphs, whose eyes quivered, as they alternately smiled, yawned, trembled, and frowned; by the heroes of Mára, dancing with harshly-beaten drums; and by Mára himself, who had drawn his bow to the full!

Enough of this prolixity. To-day, at the feast of Indra, I was thus addressed by the company of kings, who have arrived from various countries, dependants on the lotus feet of the noble King Śrí-harsha-deva, after they had summoned me respectfully, "That play named Nágánanda, connected with the sovereign of the celestial choristers, and adorned with a new arrangement of the incidents by our Lord, Śrí-harsha-deva, has been heard of by us through successive report, but has never been seen by us on the stage; therefore you should perform it to-day with suitable dramatic appliances, both