The merchant was in prison and he did not know what to do. So he prayed to Lord Shiva to protect him.
At that time, a voice was heard by the king in the court. “This merchant has not done anything wrong. He is not a thief. The thief who stole the jewel out of the fear of the guards ran towards the sea and fell into the sea waters he met his death. This merchant was shipwrecked at the same time and he came across the dead body and took the jewel from it. So killing this man would be killing an innocent man.”
The king heard the voice when he was about to give the jewel to his daughter, who had lost it.
Strangely, at that time, a kite swooped down and flew away with the jewel.
The king realized his mistake and he sent Samudrasura away with lots of wealth for the mistake committed by him.
Samudrasura brought the wealth from the king and went back to his city.
After some time, Samudrasura traveled again and crossed the ocean. This time, Samudrasura joined a group of merchants and traveled with them.
They went to a city in a strange land and there they came across a forest.
It was night time so the merchants decided to stay in a thick grove in the middle of the forest which they had reached at that time.
A gang of robbers fell on the group of merchants and began to attack all those who opposed them.
Adapted from the Katha Sarith Sagara
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