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tenderest affection, and told them, she had heard how they had 

 raised the two sons of their tutor Sendeepen to life ; that she, too, 

 had at least the pretensions of their tutor with three times the loss ; 

 that she now required of them the six sons which Cansa had slain, 

 and who had left six deep wounds in her heart, which nothing but 

 their presence could heal. Creeshna and Bahadur, smiling, told 

 her, that they would bring back her sons upon one condition, 

 which was, that she should not set her heart too strongly on them, 

 but be satisfied with seeing them once more. Thereupon, in sight 

 of their mother, they went into the earth, and, passing through, 

 came to the nether world. Rajah Bali, hearing of their approach, 

 met them with great ceremony, and accommodated them with all 

 possible attention ; and, after every testimony of reverence and 

 respect, requested to know the cause of his being honoured with 

 the visit of the Lord of the three worlds. Creeshna now began an 

 account of former times, and informed him, " that, in the house 

 of Mereechee, had been born of the seed of Brahma six sons; 

 and, a second time, the same six sons were born in the house of 

 Hiranyacasipu. The same were also again born in the house of 

 Kal-Neeme, and in that life inflicted much vexation and infinite 

 troubles on holy men and Devatas, who therefore fixed this curse 

 on them : ' As ye now give so much molestation to us, may your 

 own father be your murderer !' Kal-Neeme was an Avatar of 

 Cansa, and these six sons did Devaci, the sister of Cansa bring 

 into the world, who have all been slain by Cansa. Devaci is our 

 mother also, and has obtained of me permission once more to be- 

 hold her children. I have heard that they are in your kingdom, 

 being now released from the curse of the Devatas. These are their 

 names : Semer, Kehe, Bergoon, Chhoodre, Derkheren, Tebeek. 

 Inquire after them, that I may shew them to their mother, and that, 

 after a sight of her, they may go to paradise/' Rnjah Bali instantly 



