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and wept. Bheema, at the same time, smiling, told her it was a 

 day to rejoice in and not to weep. Koontee then spoke for some 

 time of the difficulties tp which her children had been reduced, and 

 that all her alliance was placed upon Creeshna. After her, Ju- 

 dishter opened his mouth in praise of Bhagavan, and said, " Surely 

 I have performed some extraordinary acts of piety in a former life, 

 since your august foot, which neither the Yogee by Yug, nor 

 the Tepeswee by Tepe, can obtain, hath vouchsafed to come to me \" 

 and recommended himself to his divine protection. Creeshna staid 

 a full year in Hastanapoor to gratify the Pandoos : and one day he 

 mounted Arjoon's carriage as driver, and they went together to 

 the forest, and in Arjoon's ensign was the figure of an ape. On 

 that day Arjoon hunted, with great success, lions, tigers, bears, 

 boars, and transfixed very many stags with his arrows, so that he 

 sent some of the venison to Rajah Judishter ; and, being dry with 

 the fatigue of the chase, he went to the bank of the Jumna to drink 

 of the sweet and clear water, and they sat there some hours looking 

 at the waves, when, by chance, they saw a beautiful girl who seemed 

 earnestly looking after some person. Arjoon, by Creeshna's de- 

 sire, went up to her and asked what she sought after, thus wander- 

 ing alone in the desert? She answered, " Koorneste, I am the 

 daughter of the Sun, and am in search of a husband, being deter- 

 mined to have none but Creeshna : and, if you should say that 

 Creeshna will not have me, alas ! alas ! that granter of the desires 

 of the world, and understander of the situation of his suitors, will 

 surely at some time be propitious to me. Kakenderee is my name : 

 my father made me a place here in this water to stay till Creeshna 

 should arrive/' Arjoon, coming to Creeshna, began to laugh ex- 

 ceedingly, and wished him much joy of the adventure ; for, that 

 the girl had been in search for him, and now she had found him ; 

 and how happy his destiny was, that, wherever he went, the hand- 



