24 atha sa utthAya tatsthAnAt sorasIdonpurapradeshaM jagAma tatra kimapi niveshanaM pravishya sarvvairaj nAtaH sthAtuM mati nchakre kintu guptaH sthAtuM na shashAka|
25 yataH suraphainikIdeshIyayUnAnIvaMshodbhavastriyAH kanyA bhUtagrastAsIt| sA strI tadvArttAM prApya tatsamIpamAgatya tachcharaNayoH patitvA
26 svakanyAto bhUtaM nirAkarttAM tasmin vinayaM kR^itavatI|
27 kintu yIshustAmavadat prathamaM bAlakAstR^ipyantu yato bAlakAnAM khAdyaM gR^ihItvA kukkurebhyo nikShepo.anuchitaH|
28 tadA sA strI tamavAdIt bhoH prabho tat satyaM tathApi ma nchAdhaHsthAH kukkurA bAlAnAM karapatitAni khAdyakhaNDAni khAdanti|
29 tataH so.akathayad etatkathAhetoH sakushalA yAhi tava kanyAM tyaktvA bhUto gataH|
30 atha sA strI gR^ihaM gatvA kanyAM bhUtatyaktAM shayyAsthitAM dadarsha|