13. They travelled through the northern Kuru country for ten days, and for seven and twenty days, they sojourned in the districts lying north of Kosalá. (Oudh).
14. In this manner they passed over many countries and hilly districts, living together as two friends by day, and as a conjugal pair at night.
15. Thus many months rolled away in their travels through many places, till there arose a thought in the mind of Chúdálá, to make a trial of her associate, and said:—
16. I will make a trial of the heart of my partner, and see whether it is liable to have any attraction toward beauty and pleasurable objects.
17. Thinking so, Chúdálá showed by her magic skill the god Indra, sporting in the company of celestial nymphs in that forest.
18. Sikhidhwaja seeing the god with his companion there, advanced before him and worshipped him, as he deserved, and said:—
19. "O lord of gods!" will you deign to reveal unto me, the cause of your advent to this forest from your seat in the high and far distant heaven.
20. Indra replied:—It is the attraction of the virtues, that has brought us down to these woods, as the flying kites of the air are drawn on earth, by the string fastened in their breasts.
21. Now rise from here, and proceed with us to heaven; where the celestial nymphs are in eager expectation of seeing thee, since they have heard of your wondrous virtues.