1-Wisdom is Greater...-2
Everything is possible if acted wisely

When the woman met the Princess, she conveyed the message of Ratnraaj. The Princess first smeared some sandal paste on her cheek and then slapped her five times and pushed her out of the palace. The woman got frightened, because the Princess has never behaved with her like this before. She immediately came back home and said to the boys - "You have put me into trouble. I am sure the king will severely punish me for this. The Princess was very angry with me. She slapped me five times and pushed me out of the palace."

Hearing this the Prince got worried, but Ratnraaj laughed. The Prince said - "This poor woman was slapped and you are laughing? What is there to laugh?" Ratnraaj stopped laughing and said - "The Princess has said that "let five days of bright fortnight pass, then I will tell you, what to do." Both, Vajramukut and the woman, got a sigh of relief. When the woman went there next day, the Princess behaved normally with her, so the woman got happy.

After five days, the Princess slapped her with inked hand and sent her out through west door. The woman told this to those boys. Vajramukut asked Ratnraaj - "Now tell me what does this mean?" Ratnraaj said - "Now the Princess has sent the message that you go there in the night through west door, and she will meet you there." Prince got very happy to hear this.

At midnight, when the Prince went to the west door of the palace, the Princess was waiting for him. She took him inside, he stayed there for overnight. He came back from there next day. But when he came back, he was very sad. Ratnraaj said - "Friend, What is the matter? You are coming after meeting your beloved, and still you are sad? You should be happy." Vajramukut said - "The Princess told me that she loved me very much but her father has fixed her marriage somewhere else. What to do now?" Ratnraaj said - "Let me think, I try to find some way."

Ratnraaj asked - "When she has asked you to come back?" "She has called me tomorrow." "OK, then I will tell you tomorrow." Next day, when the Prince was about to go, he gave him a Trishool (trident) and asked him to make a mark on her thigh with that Trishool and come back with all of her jewelry. First Vajramukut hesitated but then agreed to do the same. He did so. He made a mark with Trishool on her thigh, took her all jewelry and came back. Now Ratnraaj assumed his guise as a Saadhu and Vajramukut as his disciple and went to a temple.

Ratnraaj sat in the temple and asked the Prince to sell that jewelry in the market. The Prince said - "But these are Princess' jewelry, as I will sell them, I will get caught." Ratnraaj said- "We want the same thing, when they will catch you, you will tell them, "My Guru has given them to me to sell." When they will come to me, I will deal with them." The Prince went to sell that jewelry to the same jeweler who used to make jewelry for the king. As the jeweler saw the rincess' jewelry, he handed him over to the king's men.

The king's men asked him - "Where did you get these ornaments?" The Prince said - "My Guru gave me these to sell in the market." "Who is your Guru?" "Come with me, I show him to you." So all came to Ratnraaj. They arrested Ratnraaj and presented them in the royal court. Ratnraaj said to the king - "Mahaaraaj, A witch came to me last night, I made a mark on her thigh, and took all ornaments off her body."

The king got very surprised to hear this. He found out that the Princess had that Trishool mark on her thigh. He expelled her out of his kingdom. The Prince went to see the Princess. First the Princess got very angry, but after knowing the purpose of this, she got very happy. The Prince took her away, married her, and they lived happily ever after.

After telling this story, Vaitaal asked Vikram, "Who is at fault in this?"

Vikram said - "Listen O Vaitaal, The minister's son kept his friendship, the soldiers obeyed their king, but the king himself is at fault, because he expelled the Princess without consideration."

"You are right." Saying Vaitaal ran away from the king's shoulder laughing loudly and hung upside down from the same tree. The king Vikramaaditya got worried that this Vaitaal had deceived me. He took out his sword and came back to the same place. He asked him - "Why did you come here?" "Why did you speak?" The King said - "You asked me to do justice, and I did that." Saying this the King again took him from the tree, put him on his shoulder and started walking. Vaitaal said - "King, You are very cruel. You twisted my neck in such a way that it is hurting me terribly." "Then why did you run away?" "This is my nature, what can I do?" The king was holding him tightly and was walking fast.

After a while, Vaitaal said - "I have heard, that you have a throne in which there are 32 female figures?" The king said - "Yes, I have it, but why do you ask?" Vaitaal said - "In fact my great grandfather sculptured them, that is why I know them very well. In fact, that throne itself was made by my great grandfather."

Vikramaaditya kept quiet. Now he had firmly believed that he was the same Taantrik, who was referred to by that Dev, that was why he thought to be careful, and the king became more careful. Vaitaal said - "O King, Just to pass time, listen to this story now."
"You be quiet." 
"Vaitaal cannot keep quiet."
"I will not listen to your story."
"Then I will run away." and he ran away again. 

Vikram had to run after him, he caught him again and started walking. Vaitaal again ran away, and Vikram again had to bring him back. At last Vikram said - "OK, Tell your story, I will listen to it."

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