aड्तेिीपदशाः । 沙鹭、 করিও না কিন্তু আমার আশ্রিত এই কপোভেরদেয় পাশ চ্ছেদন আগে কর তখন আমার জীল পশ্চাৎ ছেদন করিবা । হিরণ্যক কহিল আমি অপবলী আর আমার দন্ত ও কোমল এই কারণ ইহারদের বন্ধন ছেদন করিতে কি ৰূপে পত্ত্ব হইৰ । তবে আমীরদন্ত যভক্ষণ না ভাঙ্গে ত অক্ষণ ভোমার পাশচ্ছেদন করি পশ্চাৎ ইহারদেরও যভ পারিব ছেদন করিব । Chitra-griva replied,—YWhat else, my friend, can it be, but the effect of the evil committed in a prior exis. tence; seeing thou ... art endued with great wisdom, what was the use of thy question; For is it not said, Whatsoever cometh to pass, either good or evit, is the consequence of a man's own actions. and desecetideth from the power of the Supreme to uler. Sickness, sorrow, and distress; bonds and punishment to corporeal beings, are fruit of the tree of their own transgressions. IIiranyaka having heard these words, quickly ran to gnaw asunder the cords by which Chitra-gr. va, was confined, Not so my friend, said Chitra-griva, until thou hast cut asunder the bon is of these who are under my protection. Hiranyaka then said, I am wesk, my friend, and my teeth are but delicate; how then am I able to bite open the stares which entangle them. As long as my tee'll sholl not break, so long wiłł I gnaw thy snares; and afterwards, if it should be in my power, lwill divido the cords whicla confiue the rest,
