21. Henceforward this ravished queen, saw the world full with the figure of her beloved Indra, and did not think much of all the excellences of her royal lord—her husband.
22. It was after sometime, that the great king came to be acquainted of the queen’s amour for the Bráhman Indra, by certain indications of her countenance.
23. For as long as she thought of her lover Indra, her face glowed as the full blown lotus, blooming with the beams of her moon like lover.
24. Indra also was enamoured of her with all his enraptured senses, and could not remain for a moment in any place without her company.
25. The king heard the painful tiding of their mutual affection, and of their unconcealed meetings and conferences with each other at all times.
26. He observed also many instances of their mutual attachment, and gave them his reprimands and punishments, as they deserved at different times.
27. They were both cast in the cold water of a tank in the cold weather, where instead of betraying any sign of pain, they kept smiling together as in their merriment.
28. The king then ordered them to be taken out of the tank, and told them to repent for their crimes; but the infatuated pair, was far from doing so, and replied to the king in the following manner.
29. Great King! As long we continue to reflect on the unblemished beauty of each other’s face, so long are we lost in the meditation of one another, and forget our own persons.
30. We are delighted in our persecutions, as no torment can separate us from each other, nor are we afraid of separation, though O King, you can separate our souls from our bodies.