॥ क्रृिते{प्रदेशाः ॥ もA.3 বান যে নিজ দেহ ত্যাগ করিয়া স্বামিকে রক্ষা করিল ইহা পণ্ডিত কর্তৃক কথিত আছে গরুসকল গবাকৃতি সমস্ত পুঞ্জ কেই জন্মায় শৃঙ্গেতে শোভিভ অনেক গোর স্বামি এতাদৃশ পুপ্রকে কদাচিৎ কেহ জন্মায় । বিষ্ণুশৰ্মা কহিলেন সে মহা সত্ব বিদ্যা ধরা পরিবৃত্ত হইয়া স্বৰ্গসুখ অনুভব করুক । বিজ্ঞেরা তাহা কহিয়াছেন। প্রদুর্ভূক্ত কভজ্ঞ যে বীরবর সকল স২গ্ৰীযেতে প্রভুর নিমিত্তে প্ৰাণত্যাগ করে সে সকল লোক স্বগে গমন করে !! but the Sarasa screened his master under his owu body; and although he himself was torn almost to pieces by the cock's beak and spurs, he still covered him till he got hina safe into the water, Ilamedia'ely after, the Sarasa pecked the cock to death; but, at last, being attacketi by a large party of birds, he lost his own life. Chitra-varna, the peacock king, now enters the castle, and having plundered it of every thing that had been iest in it, he marched out again, saluted by his followers with shouts of victory ! The young princes now said to Vishnus Sarma,— In our opinions, the Sarasa, in having thus preserved his master. at the expence of his, own life, was the most virtuous bird in the army, Cows bring forth young, all of the saine shape of their parents; but few produce a king of the herd whose horns stroke bis shoulders. May the exalted being, replied Vishnu-Sarma, who, of his own accord, purchaseth the regions of happiness with his own body, enjoy them, and be attended by Widhya-dharies : They say, Such brave men as shed their blood in hattle in their sovereign's cause; and such men as are fatthful and grateful to their masters, are those who go te heavia,
