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AVANTISUNDARĪ KATHĀ SĀRA
chief of the Hemajața (golden haired) Kirātas (who had been
expelled by us from Svarṇapuri, gathered Kimpuruṣas and)
attacked our camp." When the prince heard this he prepared
for an expedition against the Kimpuruṣas, which, he thought,
would give him an opportunity of seeing his beloved. In the
meanwhile a messenger from Citraratha arrived in a celestial
car with an invitation for the svayamvara of Kadambari.
Candrāpīḍa and his parents got into the car and proceeded to the
camp. En route they took with them Vaiśampāyana and the
army and reached the city of the Gandharvas. At the Svyam-
vara Kādambarī put the wedding garland of celestial flowers
round the neck of Candrāpīḍa, leaving the gods and asuras
who had come to woo her, whereupon a general fight ensued.
(Av. Sāra V. 125-32; Av. pp. 243-44)
'Mahāśvetā was in love with Vaiśampāyana; and when she
heard a rumour that he was killed in the fight that followed the
svayamvara, she felt deeply distressed. Her father thought
that she was an unchaste girl and cursed her to take birth
as a Caṇḍāla woman; and at once she fell down and died.
But Vaiśampayana returned safe from the battle; seeing
Mahāśvetā lying dead, he remembered his love for her in his
former birth and died of grief. Candrāpīḍa and Kādambari
could not bear to see the disaster that had befallen their
friends and they too began to fast themselves to death. Nārada
appeared on the scene, prevented them from dying and said,
Pundarika was proud of his personal beauty and the jealous
god of Love killed him, making Mahāśvetā an apparent cause.
Kapiñjala cursed the moon to be born as mortal, as he carried
away the body of Pundarīka, his friend; and the moon, in his
turn, cursed Kapiñjala to take birth as his horse. Accordingly
the moon was born as Candrāpīḍa and Kapiñjala, the horse
Indrayudha. Pundarika took birth as Vaiśampāyana and he
was again killed by the god of Love while Mahāśveta was
cursed for no fault of hers. You should wait for some time;
and all will be well in the end.' Having consoled them thus
Nārada vanished.'
(Av. Sāra V. 136-41; Av. pp. 245; full of lacunae).1
Candrāpīḍa and Kādambarī' continued the sage, 'are now
in sorrow. Vaiśampāyana has taken birth as a parrot and
1. The T. S. S. edn. of Avantisundarī breaks off from about
here.
AVANTISUNDARĪ KATHĀ SĀRA
chief of the Hemajața (golden haired) Kirātas (who had been
expelled by us from Svarṇapuri, gathered Kimpuruṣas and)
attacked our camp." When the prince heard this he prepared
for an expedition against the Kimpuruṣas, which, he thought,
would give him an opportunity of seeing his beloved. In the
meanwhile a messenger from Citraratha arrived in a celestial
car with an invitation for the svayamvara of Kadambari.
Candrāpīḍa and his parents got into the car and proceeded to the
camp. En route they took with them Vaiśampāyana and the
army and reached the city of the Gandharvas. At the Svyam-
vara Kādambarī put the wedding garland of celestial flowers
round the neck of Candrāpīḍa, leaving the gods and asuras
who had come to woo her, whereupon a general fight ensued.
(Av. Sāra V. 125-32; Av. pp. 243-44)
'Mahāśvetā was in love with Vaiśampāyana; and when she
heard a rumour that he was killed in the fight that followed the
svayamvara, she felt deeply distressed. Her father thought
that she was an unchaste girl and cursed her to take birth
as a Caṇḍāla woman; and at once she fell down and died.
But Vaiśampayana returned safe from the battle; seeing
Mahāśvetā lying dead, he remembered his love for her in his
former birth and died of grief. Candrāpīḍa and Kādambari
could not bear to see the disaster that had befallen their
friends and they too began to fast themselves to death. Nārada
appeared on the scene, prevented them from dying and said,
Pundarika was proud of his personal beauty and the jealous
god of Love killed him, making Mahāśvetā an apparent cause.
Kapiñjala cursed the moon to be born as mortal, as he carried
away the body of Pundarīka, his friend; and the moon, in his
turn, cursed Kapiñjala to take birth as his horse. Accordingly
the moon was born as Candrāpīḍa and Kapiñjala, the horse
Indrayudha. Pundarika took birth as Vaiśampāyana and he
was again killed by the god of Love while Mahāśveta was
cursed for no fault of hers. You should wait for some time;
and all will be well in the end.' Having consoled them thus
Nārada vanished.'
(Av. Sāra V. 136-41; Av. pp. 245; full of lacunae).1
Candrāpīḍa and Kādambarī' continued the sage, 'are now
in sorrow. Vaiśampāyana has taken birth as a parrot and
1. The T. S. S. edn. of Avantisundarī breaks off from about
here.