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"You let me know from begining to the end how Malaya was killed? Where is she now ?"
Shobha said;
"Queen Kankamala and myself were just relaxing and talking. At that time, suddenly, the Lakshmipunj necklace got itself round the neck of Kanakmala. I was surprises. I asked: 'How is it that this necklace fell round your neck so suddenly ?"
Queen Kanakmala replied: "Shobha now see the surprises which will follow still more. You wait and watch what happens onwards. I have acquired such powers that 1 can achieve the impossible. By that power only, this necklace has come upon me, travelling hundreds of miles. With the help of this necklace, I will wipe off my enemy Malaya and I will make the king do whatever I demand.'
One day, she met king Veerdhaval and said:
