The World of Courtesans c9.89

c9.89

Then Apaharavarman arranged to destroy the house of Arthapati with the help of a tusked elephant. When he had achieved his purpose he went home to rest. The next morning the marriage was postponed. Apaharavarman advised Dhanamitra to approach the king of Anga and tell him that a hermit had given him (Dhanamitra) a magic wallet containing a hundred thousand. It was said to work only for merchants and courtesans, the condition being that anything sinfully stolen had to be returned to its lawful owners and anything honestly earned had also to be given to gods and Brahmans. The king gave Dhanamitra permission to enjoy the fruit of the wallet. Dhanamitra acted according to the advice of Apaharavarman. Dhanamitra’s renown spread and greedy Kuberadatta turned his back on Arthapati, his prospective son-in-law and offered his daughter to Dhanamitra.