sacrificial
cord. So the prince his father said to him, " My son, thou standest
alone to guard the manes of thy fathers. It is meet that the sons of my
son be alive upon the earth, that when the time is come I die in peace
and return to the place from whence I came, in confidence. I will find
for thee a wife." And the young prince answered, "Let it be as my lord
wills."
Now
there was in the country beyond the hills, on the eastern coast of
India, a prince whose daughter was famed for her beauty and he also was
Kshattriya. To him the ruler of Travancore sent certain of those who
were near him, and a wise priest in whom he had great confidence, to
treat with the father of the maid. And these when they had arrived,
made haste to do their lord's bidding, nor was it difficult to obtain
his desire, for the prince of Travancore was in great repute. So as
soon as could be, the maid became the wife of the heir of Travancore.
Report
had not lied concerning the beauty of the girl, and such other
qualities had she that the heart of her husband melted to her and
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