The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-07-11

" XIII s4fAIuCal, TOT nfS tupehecf IS of a god-hke power, and besides he delivered
 me from death, and he is a Brahman. therefore Il IS better that should conceal
 him no~, and make him my own" So
 resolving. Sakatala came and told me of the eauseless anger of the Raja, and his
 intention to kill me, and thus spoke {: ."l will have some one executed
 SO that the affair may get abroad, and you can stay hidden in my house in or
 der to shield me from the furious king.
 s according to his wish, remained con
 cealed at his house, and he had some one else killed at night so that my death
 might be spread abroad. Then full of
 affection said to him, when be had dis
 played so much political wisdom: You
 are pre-eminept minister in this that you did not have the intention to put me
 out of the way, for cannot be slain, be cause Rakshasa is my friend, he will
 come on being merely thought of, ane
 will eat uP everything according to my
 wish. But ihe Rala here, who ,s named
 lndrada;ta- Is my friend and Brahmau
 and mus: rot be destroyed Hearing that this minister said, Let he Rak- shasa be seer by me" Then le, the
 R4kshasa appear to him who came upon
 my thought: and when he saw the Rak
 shasa he was frightened and alarmed
 And when the Raksha.a had disappeared SakatalA again sad to me, "How was
 tha: the RAkshasa became your friend 7"
 Then sad: Long time ago when the chief ofneers were wandering around the city :or the purpose of guar ling, nigs,
 aher night they Penshed, one by one
 On hearing that Yogananda made me the chief officer, and when vas going about, saw a R.kshasa wandenpg around At night, ~ho spoke to me, lei me ~ho is the most beautiful woman ID the city: When heard that, 1 began to laugh, and said 10 him. You fool, whoever admires 8 woman she is oeAu,i- fu 10 him Hearing that he said to me
 I am conquered by you for the frs, time in my hfe.' Escaping death by solving the nddle he again said to me, am Peased, you shall be my friend, and wla come to you whenever you ,nlnx or me. Thus having spoken he d,sap. peared, and l went away by the way uame. So the Rlksna<a became my coupanion in misfortune and my frlend' Waen l said this, S,kaiala further de- manded, and showed to him the Ganges who appeared ID human form, when l thought of her aud being propi,ia,ed by
 ny pra,es that goddess disappeared and Sakatala becare my humble SC. vi,or.
 One day ihls minister said to me while was depressed on account of being con- peiled 10 lie concealed, Since you know all things why do you let your mind be- come so depressed? Do you not know tha; the minds of Rajas are the most in- discriminating, and speedily you will be found faul:less. s listen 70 this tale:
 Formerly there lived here a klng named Aoi;yavarmau, and he had an i!lustrious minister called Sivavarman Oae day one ot the queens of this Raia became pregnant, and when this became known, the king said to the chamberlain of the wonen's apartment, Two years have passed since have been in this apartment, then how did this woman become pregnantf Tell me that Then he said: No man entered here but your minister, SivavarAman, and he comes in unchecked Having heard that, the Ra)a thought, Nov he is indeed plot ung mAlciously against me, and should publicly put him to death, shall be elamed.' Thus rejecting, this lord dls- patched SivavArman, by s,ratagem, to a neighboring chief named Bhogavarman, who was his friend, and immediately after the king secretly sent there a messenger, directed in letter, to put him to death A week having passed after the minister had gone, that queen tried to escape out oi fear. She was taken by the guards with a man dressed in womens clothing. When Adityavarman heard of this he was filled with anguish, and said 10 himself: How could cause lessly Pu, such minister to death2' h the meanwhile Savavarman having reached the kingdom Of Bhogavarman, the man arrived bringing the letter and after the letter had been delivered, Bho- gavarman, by the will of fate, told Ssvar- varman privately that he had been or dered to put hirn to death. Then Sivar- that most excellent minister, ad- dressed the king: Kill me, if you do not will kill myself with my own hand When he heard that Bhogavarman was