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Dharan who was asleep. Then both of them went away towards the forest.
The thief had his doubts about Lakhmi. What sort of woman was she? So he asked her on their way or "How did you come here ?"
Lakshmi replied: Dharan, my husband is a son of a very wealthy merchant. He had a bet with his friends about earning wealth. So we set out. On our way, my husband helped one Vidyadhar in learning the art of flying in the sky. So Vidyadhar gave him the medicine named 'Vranrohan.' This is for healing the wound.
He thus returned the obligation. Going a little far, we met a pallipati named Kalsen. He was screaming due to unbearable pain from wounds. The pain was SO acute that he was ready to commit suicide. Dharan made an experiment of that medicine. He was cured. He became the friend of Dharan. He invited us to stay with
