The other people in the ship were terrified.
Sattvasila pulled out his weapon and jumped into the sea to fight with whatever it was that was pulling the ship into the sea. Sattvasila did not know any details about the dangers of the sea, but he was determined to fight it out.
However, as soon as Sattavasila jumped into the sea, the wind blew the ship and the others in it far away and the ship and the others were eaten by sea monsters.
Sattvasila looked around the waters and that was when he saw a beautiful city that was under the waters.
The underwater city glittered with palaces made of gold, and there were pillars made of jewels and the gardens there had precious gems strewn around.
He also saw a temple of Goddess Durga there.
Sattvasila went towards the temple first and prayed there and looked around the city wondering what sort of enchantment this was.
That was when an extraordinarily beautiful girl came to the temple.
She was so beautiful that Sattvasila immediately fell in love with her.
Sattvasila sat beside the girl gazing at her with love in his eyes.
That was when the attendants of the girl came to the temple. The attendants realized that the girl also liked Sattvasila and went towards him. “You have come here as our guest. So enjoy our hospitality.”
Sattvasila rose up and towards a tank that had some water in it.
However, something very strange happened when Sattvasila went under the water.
Adapted from the Katha Sarith Sagara
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