Having given up all pleasures and comforts, the prince was greatly tormented by suffering. The sage, addressing the king, revealed, “Never before have I disclosed this most profound secret. Let both husband and wife reflect upon it together, considering it in every way.” With reverence, the son took his bride gently by the hand and spoke, “Within you, O beloved, are found elephants, horses, chariots, vehicles, and women as radiant as apsarases. Wealth, refuge, and kingdom—all are established in you. Life itself, and the hope for progeny, are founded in you as well.” Then, humbly grasping his father’s feet, the son said, “I wish to go swiftly to that great place called Kokāmukha. By going there, the kingdom, army, and treasury will surely be mine. My pain and suffering will be destroyed.” Hearing these earnest words, the king of the Śakas considered the matter, and the merchants, townspeople, Vaiśyas, and noble women all took note. After a long journey, the prince and his noble wife finally arrived at Kokāmukha. There, the noble lady spoke to her husband, “What you previously asked me, I will now reveal to you.” Hearing her words, the illustrious prince was attentive. As night had fallen, he said, “Let us rest comfortably and sleep.” When morning dawned, after bathing and adorning themselves with fine linen, they prepared to speak. The lady began, “Listen, gentle one, to what you asked before. Once, I was seized by a hunter, just as a fish is caught by a hook. From the blow he dealt me, pain arose in my head. This which you asked before has now been told to you.” Her face lovely as a red lotus, flawless in form, she 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. The hunter, after eating the meat, became joyful in mind. At that moment, he saw me there, eating a lump of flesh. He struck me with an arrow as I was eating, and I fell down. Helpless, I fell, gentle one, into the inescapable web of fate. Remembering that former birth, I was born as your beloved. Now, as I lie near you, my remaining life slips away.” “O blessed one, you have been brought by me to this place called Kokāmukha. Born in an excellent family, you have assumed human birth. I shall make this very place a source of happiness in the world of Vishnu.” Hearing her wondrous tale, she worshipped with awe, exclaiming, “Excellent, excellent!” Hearing this, some goddesses themselves became devoted to their husbands. All of them performed those acts according to the prescribed rules, giving with utmost delight to worthy recipients as was appropriate. The ascetic devotees, with devotion to Vishnu, gave their possessions to the Brahmins.