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ering some flowers and plac-
ing them at the foot of
a tree, I started for tak-
ing bath in a nearby
river. Then I came across
a wearied woman with a
baby in her arms enquir-
ing whether there was any
place nearabout where she
could get fire. On asking
her how she happened to
be in the forest she told
me as follows:-
am the nurse of
Savrata, the daughter of
Kalagupta, the merchant
magnate of the island of
Kalayavana. She was mar-
ried by Ratnodbhava, the
son of Padmodbhava, a
leading merchant of Puspa-
pari. The couple were
living at Kalayavana. On
hearing of the accession of
Rajahamsa he started in
a ship accompanied by his
pregnant wife and me with
the object of meeting him
and his brothers. But on the
way the ship was wrecked.
16
come to the forest with the
baby she replied as fol-
lows :-
'Ratnodbhava, the son
of a minister of Magadha,
married Suvratā the
daughter of a merchant
by name Kalagupta, in the
island of Kalayavana. In
due course,
Savrata be-
came pregnant. Ratnod-
bhava started with her
and me her nurse in a ship
to see his brothers. But on
the way the ship was wreck-
ed. Suvrata and myself
swam ashore catching hold
of a log. What happened
to Ratnodbhava is not
known. Savrata gave birth
to a child today and is
lying unconscious at the
foot of a tree. Since it
was difficult to remain in
the forest, I started in
search of the path-way
to the country, and as
it was improper to leave
the baby with its mother
who was lying very much
ing them at the foot of
a tree, I started for tak-
ing bath in a nearby
river. Then I came across
a wearied woman with a
baby in her arms enquir-
ing whether there was any
place nearabout where she
could get fire. On asking
her how she happened to
be in the forest she told
me as follows:-
am the nurse of
Savrata, the daughter of
Kalagupta, the merchant
magnate of the island of
Kalayavana. She was mar-
ried by Ratnodbhava, the
son of Padmodbhava, a
leading merchant of Puspa-
pari. The couple were
living at Kalayavana. On
hearing of the accession of
Rajahamsa he started in
a ship accompanied by his
pregnant wife and me with
the object of meeting him
and his brothers. But on the
way the ship was wrecked.
16
come to the forest with the
baby she replied as fol-
lows :-
'Ratnodbhava, the son
of a minister of Magadha,
married Suvratā the
daughter of a merchant
by name Kalagupta, in the
island of Kalayavana. In
due course,
Savrata be-
came pregnant. Ratnod-
bhava started with her
and me her nurse in a ship
to see his brothers. But on
the way the ship was wreck-
ed. Suvrata and myself
swam ashore catching hold
of a log. What happened
to Ratnodbhava is not
known. Savrata gave birth
to a child today and is
lying unconscious at the
foot of a tree. Since it
was difficult to remain in
the forest, I started in
search of the path-way
to the country, and as
it was improper to leave
the baby with its mother
who was lying very much