Thus, pressed with insistent questions, the king of the Śakas was asked to reveal more. He was urged, “Abandon your present human disposition and recall your former lineage. Go, O fair-smiling one, to my mother and father—seek their favor.” With these words, she was instructed to approach her in-laws, to receive their command and honor them as was proper. For, as was said, the account of one’s previous birth is difficult to obtain, even for the gods. So, flawless in all her limbs, she stood before her mother-in-law and father-in-law and spoke earnestly, “I wish to make something known—please listen attentively. I desire to go to the sacred Kokāmukha; for this, I seek your guidance. Until today, I have never asked either of you for anything. Your son is always afflicted with pain in his head. Having abandoned all pleasures and comforts, he is greatly tormented. Never before have I revealed this most profound secret to you. Let both husband and wife reflect upon this together, in every way.” Then, taking his bride by the hand, the son spoke: “Elephants, horses, chariots, vehicles, and women as beautiful as apsarases—wealth, refuge, and kingdom—all are established in you. Life and progeny too are founded in you.” With humility, he grasped his father’s feet and said, “I wish to go swiftly to that great Kokāmukha. Then, the kingdom, army, and treasury will be mine without doubt; by going there, my pain will be destroyed.” Hearing his son’s words, the king of the Śakas summoned merchants, townspeople, Vaiśyas, and noble women. After a long journey, they arrived at Kokāmukha. There, the noble lady spoke to her husband, “What you previously asked me, I will now tell you.” Hearing these words from his beloved, the illustrious prince responded, “Night has now fallen; let us rest comfortably and sleep.” When morning dawned, after bathing and adorning themselves in fine linen, she began her tale: “I was seized by a hunter, like a fish caught by a hook. From that blow of his, pain arose in my head. O gentle one, what you asked before has now been told to you.” She, flawless in form, her face lovely as a red lotus, continued, “For this reason, dear one, I did not reveal my secret before. Weary from hunger and thirst, the bird Cilli, who moves through the sky, was also present. Then, a certain hunter of wild beasts, having slain many forest-dwellers, appeared. He began to kindle a fire, and at that moment, the bird swiftly flew up. But I was unable to escape, weighed down by the burden of flesh. After eating the meat, the hunter became joyful in mind. At that moment, he saw me there, eating a lump of flesh. He struck me there with an arrow as I was eating, and I fell down. Helpless, I fell, O gentle one, into the inescapable web of fate.