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portents which ensue (247). Ratna Sena’s companions wish to fight 
the army (248). Ratna Sena dissuades them. He is ready to sacri- 
fice himself (249). The king surrounds them. Ratna consoles them, 
and sings on his lute in honour of the Guru (250). ‘ I trust in my 
Guru and care not for what may happen (251). Padmavati is my Guru, 
and I am her Cela. I am her slave ’ (252). Padmavati fades away in 
Ratna’s absence (253). She is heart-broken, her companions sym- 
pathize with her (254), and try to console her, but in vain (255). 
CANTO XX. 
The Consolation of Padmavati. 
The companions console her (256). She laments, asks for poison. 
She calls for Hiramani (257). The nurse brings him. He comforts 
her. She faints, and recovers (258). He continues ; describes Ratna 
Sena’s condition (259). Hiramani feels her pulse, and finds out that 
the creeper of love has really taken root in her heart. He describes to 
her the plant (260). Padmavatl expresses her trust in the parrot : asks 
him to bring about a meeting between her and her beloved (761). The 
parrot tells how Ratna had attempted to approach her, but as morning 
came before he had ascended, he had been seized and condemned to the 
stake (262). Padmavati’s consternation. ‘ If Ratna dies, I shall die too. 
I am no longer Guru. He is Guru, and I am Cela’ (263). The parrot 
replies, — 1 Although he is thy Cela, he is now perfected. Thy perfection 
hath gone to him, and his sorrows have come to thee. Ye are one in 
one. Ho cannot now be harmed by death ’ (264). She is comforted and 
tells the parrot to tell Ratna to give up asceticism and act as a king, 
for he is king of her heart (265) . 
CANTO XXI. 
The Impalement. 
Ratna is led with his followers to the place of impalement. The 
people pity him and say he cannot be a Yogi. He must be a prince in 
love. When he sees the stake he laughs. The people ask why (266). 
He replies that he is glad to die. He has wished for death. Asks that 
there may be no delay (267). They tell him to call the one he loves 
best to mind. He proclaims his love for Padmavatl (268). 
The Yogis being in this danger, the throne of Mahadeva is shaken. 
He discusses with Parvati as to what had best be done. They disguise 
themselves as bards (bhats) and go with Hanuman to the scene of execu- 
tion and hide themselves. There Gandharva Sena has a large army 
