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if thou wilt only tell me of him. Thou art Guru, I am thy cell. I was 
wandering in error and thou hast shown me the way. Wait for me but 
for a moment, that I may dress as a Yogini and go with thee.’ Her 
maidens advise her to restrain herself. A Yogini cannot divulge her 
Guru’s instructions (651). The maidens (suspecting the falseness of 
the Yogini, continue to her). 1 Take alms Yogini, apd go/ Then, to 
Padmavatl, ‘ Thou wilt not find thy love with such trivial deception. 
Remain at home till thy husband returneth. Let thy austerity be to re- 
main at home. Instead of thy ascetic’s vessel, wear thy modest veil, and 
for thy ascetic’s horn, take thy sighs. For thy matted locks, bear the 
pangs of separation,’ and so on. ‘ Before going with this woman, first 
seek advice from Gora and Badal ’ (652). 
CANTO XLI. 
The Counsel of Gora and Badal. 
Taking the advice of her maidens, she herself runs on foot to Gora 1 
and Badal’ s palace. The two heroes come out to meet her. She refuses 
to be seated. They ask her why she comes in such haste on foot and in 
public (653). PadmfivatTs tears. Her distraught condition (654). 
‘ Ye, Gora and Badal are two pillars. No one is brave in the battle- 
field like ye. The creeper of separation hath become a tree, and over- 
sliadoweth the earth. Let me become a Yogini and run thither where 
my love is a prisoner. Let me he bound, and let mo release him ’ (655). 
Gora and Badal are greatly distressed. Say they, 1 We were vexed 
with the king and warned him against entering into treaty with the 
Turk. 2 Our suspicions have been realized, but as long as we have life 
we will not retreat, nor should’st thou become a Yogini while thy 
husband liveth. Be of good cheer. The star Canopus 3 is risen, and 
the Hathiya asterism roars. The waters abate, the king will surely 
return. The rains are over and Canopus appeareth. We will saddle 
and away. We will smite the demon of eclipse and release the sun, 
and no root or sprout of grief will remain’ (656). Padmavatl gives 
Gora and Badal the betel, exclaiming, ‘ To what can I compare you ? Ye 
are like Hanuman and Arjgada, like Arjuna and Bhlma,’ and so on. 
‘ As Hanuman served Raghava, so do ye the king ; as Bhlma showed 
valour in the burning lac house, risking his life for others when he 
dragged the blazing beam, so do ye ’ (657). Ye are Rama and Laks- 
1 Gora was Padmavatl’s uncle and Badal her nephew. 
2 See 598. 
3 I. e., Autumn, when Kings go out to fight. The ‘ Vikrama Kala.' 
