Bhojaprabandha 46_142

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The king too, who had heard the whole incident while hidden behind a wall, came into the royal assembly, bowed flat like a stick before the Kāpālika, and said: 'O lord of yogins, like Rudra himself, devoted to the welfare of others, protect me by giving life to my son who was slain by me, a great sinner!' Then the Kāpālika said: 'O king, do not fear. Your son will not die. By the grace of Śiva he shall return home. But send the oblatory materials with Buddhisāgara to the cremation grounds.' Then Buddhisāgara was sent by the king, who said: 'Do everything exactly as the Kāpālika has commanded.'