Distressed by the words of her friend, the wife began to weep. Her companion, noticing her sorrow, asked gently, “Why do you weep, O proud and beautiful one? Speak the truth.” The wife, torn by inner conflict, thought to herself, “If I do not go to Somadatta, the best among the wealthy, I am bound by my words; today I must go to him.” Overcome by desire, she spent the night at his side. But in the morning, the greedy one—her lover—asked her, “Where are you going, O beautiful one?” Weakened by passion and her mind disturbed, she replied to the thief, her heart still unsettled. The thief then said, “O lovely-browed lady, give me your ornament, gentle one.” She answered, “Embracing my lover, my friend, I will give you the ornament.” Later, when her husband, the merchant, saw her, he asked, “How have you come, weary from love?” Kamalasa, the wife, told him everything exactly as it had happened. The merchant, believing her to be faithful and devoted, circled her in reverence and released her from suspicion. He brought her back into the house where her husband was staying. He then enjoyed the divine pleasures granted by the gods, but among all those involved, whose truth was greatest? It was the thief’s truthfulness that was supreme. Out of fear of losing her husband, the lady had approached her friend. But the thief, fearing to betray the truth, abandoned her and thus attained joy. In the land of Gauda, O king, there was a city called Vardhana, ruled by the righteous king Gunasekhara. One day, the king went to the temple of the Lord of Girija. There, a scorpion appeared and angrily stung the king. Nirbhayananda, a wise sage, came and removed the poison from the king’s body. O fortunate king, listen now to the teaching about the six enemies of the mind, which arise from the quality of passion and are each distinct: delusion, hypocrisy, intoxication, possessiveness, hope, and reproach. Desire is both Vishnu and Rudra; anger, greed, and destiny are also counted among these. All of them are subject to illusion—so what is the purpose of worshipping them? He who is not conquered by these enemies should be known as the true conqueror, a pure non-dualist, stainless in nature. Hear from me, O lord of the earth, the dharma for attaining the Lord’s favor: the worship of cows is pure, and violence should be avoided everywhere. Therefore, one should always avoid meat and intoxicating drink, and feed the hungry with wealth acquired justly. The sun is truly the soul of Jina; in that radiance, one should offer food. Thinking in this way, King Gunasekhara accepted the doctrine of Jina. However, the queen, distressed by this, sought refuge in Shiva. By the boon granted by Rudra, she bore a most excellent son. Yet, at the end of his life, Gunasekhara went to hell, while by the power of his virtue, his father attained heaven. In springtime, the king went into the forest with his queens. Fatigued, he rejoiced with them, and taking a lotus flower in his hand, offered it to the queen. The king, seeing her distressed, cared for her. She fell down, became agitated, but then her foot was purified and she was restored.