The vassal king searched the camp and found that the princes and minister were missing.
The kings realized that the king would be furious with them for not being able to follow the directions in the letter.
Deciding to talk to King Parityaganesa about it, the vassal king took the letter and handed it to the king and how they had not been able to follow it because Parathamasangama had helped the princes escape.
The king was shocked to see the letter. “How can you assume that I sent such a letter? I had both my sons after a penance to Goddess Chandika. There is no way I would want to hurt them.”
One thing led to another and King Parityaganesa came to know all about the scribe and Queen Kavyalankara’s doing.
The scribe realized that his fraud had been found out and tried to escape. But he was caught and punished.
Queen Kavyalankara was put in a dark cell for her deeds.
Turning to practical matters, the king changed the vassal kings who had believed in these foolish things and then sent his spies to every single place to know what he could about his sons and his minister.
Meanwhile a lot had happened to the two princes in the temple of Goddess Chandika.
Adapted from the Katha Sarith Sagara
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