I9I3-] ADVENTURES OF MULADEVA 623 



rogues" in affairs of love, in the 15th Vampire story, as told in the 

 Kathasaritsagara 89, or the 14th story in Civadasa's version of the 

 same book. A young Brahman, Manahsvamin, saves the life of a 

 princess Cagiprabha from an infuriated elephant. The two young 

 people, of course, fall madly in love with each other. Manahsvamin, 

 who is not eligible, goes to visit that master of magic, Muladeva. 

 Then that matchless deceiver places a magic globule into his mouth, 

 and transforms himself into an ancient Brahman. He gives a 

 second globule to Alanahsvamin, who turns into a beautiful maiden. 

 And that prince of villains took him in this disguise to the judgment- 

 hall of the king, the father of his lady-love, and said to him: "O 

 king, I have only one son, and I asked for a maiden to be given him 

 to wife, and brought her from a long distance. But now he has 

 gone somewhere or other, and I am going to look for him ; so keep 

 this maiden safe for me, until I bring back my son; for you keep 

 safe under your protection the whole world."^^ Needless to say, 

 the king accepts the charge ; gives Manahsvamin as a companion to 

 Cagiprabha ; the two marry by the Gandharva rite ; and Manah- 

 svamin is a woman by day and an ardent lover by night, using the 

 simple device of putting in and taking out the magic globule. 



In time the brother-in-law of the king gives his daughter, Mrgan- 

 kavatl, in marriage to the son of his minister. The princess Cagi- 

 prabha is invited to her cousin's marriage, and goes there with her 

 ladies-in-waiting, including Manahsvamin, wearing the form of a 

 young maiden of exquisite beauty. The fresh bridegroom becomes 

 distracted with love on beholding Manahsvamin. There were no 

 difficulty in his marrying Manahsvamin as a second wife, but how 

 can the king who has him (or her) in keeping for another husband, 

 a Brahman's son, permit this marriage? It is decided to send the 

 minister's son on a journey of six months; if, when he returns, 

 the Brahman has not come back to claim the maiden, he may marry 

 her also. Manahsvamin, the trick-maiden, remains behind with 

 Mrgankavati. The two girls become very affectionate, until finally 



IS The same ruse in similar stories, Cukasaptati 62 ; Pramati's adventure, 

 Dagakumaracarita 5 ; Kathasaritsagara 7. 40-87 ; Viracarita 8 {Indische 

 Studien, xiv. 153 ff.)- 



PROC. AMER. PHIL. SOC. , Ln . 212 V, PRINTED NOV. I9, I9I3. 



