The World of Courtesans c11.105

c11.105

Kankali was an irrepressible woman. She said she was a Brahman, an expert in Vedanta, and that she had roamed all over the earth. At one place she claimed to be an adept in Yoga. In another place she gave out that she had fasted for a month and at a third place she stated that she was on a pilgrimage. She gained the confidence of fools by saying that she was possessed by the spirit of a God by employing magical incense She gained access to the royal palace and won the confidence of the king She assured him that she could stupefy an army by her knowledge of magic However, she took to her heels on the eve of the battle