The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-05-23

it, beloved Having heard that speech of Siva came here greatly rejoiced, thus thinking that the bad effects of my curse would be terminated by the coming of Pushpadanta." And so when Kanabhuti ceased telling this tale, immediately Va- raruchi remembered his birth, and as if reused up from sleep, spoke, l am that very Pushpadanta, hear that tale from
 me-" So the seven great tales were re- lated by Katyayana in seveu hundred thousand verses, and then Kanabhuti said: My lord, you are the incarnation of Siva who else knows this tale? On
 account of your favor that curse has al-
 most gone from my body. Therefore, tell me your own history from your birth. O, Splendid One, purify me yet more, if it is not to be hidden from such as am p Then Vararuchi, out of gratitude to him who was kneeling before him, told all his history from birth with these full partic-
 ulars:
 There lived Brahman in Kausambi
 named Somadatta, who was also called Agnisikha, and his wife was called Vasu- data. She was the daughter of hermit and was born here as result of a curse, and l was born to her, and this noble
 Brahman also in consequence of curse. There my father while was very small child died, but my mother brought me up while was growing with great deal of difficulty; then one day two Brah- mans came to our house in order to pass the night, greatly soiled by long jour- ney, and while they remained there the sound of tambourines was heard, and thereupon my mother said to me with a faltering voice, remembering her hus
 band, "My son, there is Bhavananda, the friend of your father, making a dramatic representation" then an- swered my mother, "l will go and see it and represent it to you with all the reci- tations." When these Brahmans heard my words they were greatly surprised, and my mother said to them, "See here, sons, there is no doubt about this, this boy will remember by heart all he once hears" Then they, for the sake of ex- amining me, recited to me Pratisakhya i; and immediately in their presence re- peated the whole of it. l went with the two Brahmans and witnessed the play, and having returned home, the whole of it was represented by me in front of my mother. Thea one of the Brahmans named Vyadi having ascertained that was capable of remembering things after hearing them once, told this story to my mother after lowing humbly:
 70, mother, in the city called Vetasa dwell two brothers, Devasvamin and Kuramb baka who are Brahmans and greatly attached to each other this ln- dradatta is the son of one of them, and I, Vyadi, of the other. In time my father died. The father of Indradatta. out of grief for him went on long journey, and then the hearts of our mothers broke with sorrow, therefore tho fatherless, we had wealth and eagerly desiring know ledge, we went to the southern country in order to solicit Lord Kumara. That deity announced to us in dream while we were there practicing religious auste- rites as follows: The city of Nanda the lord of earth is called Patalika, and there is Braaman named Valsha, you shall obtain all knowledge from him, therefore go you there.' Then we went to that city and interrogated people and they said to us, There is here Brahman named Varsha, who is a fool' Then with mind disquieted we immediately proceeded and saw the house of Varsha in deplorable state, made into an ant hill by mice,. broken, tumbling down, and decayed, shadowless, without a roof and looking like the birthplace of poverty. There in the inner room having perceived Varsha standing in meditation, we came to his wife who showed us respectful hospitality; her body was dirty and ema- ciated, her garments ragged and soiled she was like the embodiment of poverty come out of love for his virtues. Pros- trating before her we made known to her our history and that report of her hus- bands stupidity which we heard. 'Chil- dren, what, are you ashamed of me !? Listen and l will tell you So saying .he virtuous woman related to us this tale: Here in this city lived the best of Brahmans named Sankara. Svamin, my husband, and Upavarsha, were both sons of this man; the first was stupid and poor the second was entirely the oppo-