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his first mouthful with expressions of disgust, hut it came to his taste like 
sweet ambrosia. 679. When again he put forth his hand to take a 
mouthful, he snatched at it, thrusting aside the Hadi’s hand, and took two 
and a half mouthfuls at once. And therefrom he learnt two and a half 
times sixteeen scores of charms. 680. By his charms in his meditation 
he bound up his top-knot as a woman ties it, and embraced the mother of 
Goda Yama. 681. By his charms, in his meditation, he tied up his top- 
knot as a man ties it, and lamed Goda Yama himself. 682. The Hadi 
uttered the words “ Tudu , Tudu'’’’ with a loud voice and thereupon the 
affairs of his home came in the king’s remembrance. 
The King- spake. 
683. “ Give me leave, O guru, and let me journey forth in the bark 
of virtue. Travelling in a chariot of light, would I see my wife and home, 
and then return to thee.” 684, He placed his staff in the hands of the 
king, who thereupon fell at the feet of the Hadi. 685. The king carried 
the stick over his shoulder (although it weighed) eighty maunds; and 
started off for his own home. -686. The mighty Hadi laughed aloud, and 
the king left him and started on his journey. 687. He reached his palace, 
and cried “ Tuclu , Tudu ” with a roar like a lion. The damsels were asleep 
but now awoke. 688. Without being struck, the gongs at the gate 
sounded ; and without fire being applied, milk and rice began to boil. 689. 
In all the little bazars the lamps began to blaze. The king began to float 
in a sea of delight. # 690. A swarm of bees flew up around his head. 
The king saw the delights of holy Vrindavana before his eyes. And all 
pregnant women gave birth to their offsprings. 
The Qtteeh spake. 
The btjkpek oe hek song. 
691. “ A pilgrim hath come, and standeth in my door. 692. 
Where is the maid-servant. I would first eat pan ,f and then (would 
I enquire) whence the pilgrinl hath come, and dismiss him.” 693. The 
maid-servant made ready alms. 694. u Take alms, O reverend pilgrim, 
I am the maid of a householder, and would return within the house.” 
The King spake. 
695. “ I am a pilgrim from the south : I call myself a Brahmachari. I 
cannot take alms from the humble hands of a maid-servant. 696. If 
a lady give me alms, then this pilgrim’s son can take it.” 
f See note to v. 373, 
* Lit. coldness. 
