Hence soon depart and Krishna will help thee."

The morrow came, and Chandra sallied forth

And, as directed by her Brahmin sage,

Went with a hundred of her armèd men,

All veiled, surprised the foe, who, flushed with hope,

Unguarded waited but to welcome her:

Then safely rescued her lost Timmaraj;

The fatal jav'lin wrung from Bukka's hands,

And himself too a prisoner brought in chains.

Then in the spacious palace hall, amidst