As King Vikramaditya was carrying Baital, he started telling another story—“Many years ago, in Himachal Pradesh ruled a king named Jeemutwahan. He was a very good king and was famous all over. He was very proficient and had a religious bent of mind. The King loved his people and took great care of his subjects. […]

Baital as usual tried to fly away because Vikramaditya had spoken but as soon as he tried to fly away, King Vikramaditya held him tightly. Baital said, “Vikram, you are getting smarter. I will not go away but you will have to listen to my remaining story and also answer my question.” King Vikramaditya nodded

He asked King Vikramaditya, “Vikram! Which of the four princesses was the most fragile? And why did the physician decline to treat the King’s daughters? If you try to shun from answering my questions, I will break your head into pieces.” King Vikramaditya replied, “Baital, you will be astonished but none of the four princesses

The princess saw that the jewels which she had given to the maid were missing. So, she asked the maid, “Where is the jewellery I gave you?” The maid told her everything. Instead of being appreciative, the princess got angry at the maid. She said, “How dare you insult me by bestowing my jewels on

The King had deployed several maid-servants to look after the comforts of all the four princesses. Of these maids, one was a very kind maid. She used to help the needy and give alms to beggars. One day, one of the princesses gave the maid some jewellery as a token of appreciation. The maid was

The third princess was so delicate that she used to faint even at the faintest noise. Once, the sound of a wooden pestle from a house far away gave her a severe headache and she fainted. And finally, the fourth princess was so tender that a mere touching of her body left dark spots on

King Vikramaditya walked with the dead body when Baital spoke. He said, “Vikram! You will never be able to stop me; try as you wish. If I want, I myself will stop escaping.” King Vikramaditya did not say anything. Baital as usual started telling him a story—“The king of Swarga Desh had four very beautiful

The four brothers decided to put their learning to test. One of them arranged all the bones of the lion. Then the second produced flesh over the bones with the help of his magic. The third brother covered the flesh and bones with the lion’s skin. The fourth brother finally chanted some mantras and put

The old Brahmin continued, “Listen, it is very important to gain knowledge at the right time or you will repent later on. But by then it will be too late.” All the four sons listened very keenly to what their father was saying. They were convinced of what the old man said. So, they finally

King Vikramaditya reached the peepal tree. He put the corpse on his shoulder and as usual started for the crematory. Baital who never kept silent said, “Vikram, this forest is very scary. I know you are brave but still….” King Vikramaditya replied, “I consider fear to be a sin.” Baital laughed at this and as

So, they decided to visit King Sadachar. Krantideva became a young man and Shantideva his old self. Shantideva said to the King, “I have come to take back my daughter-in-law.” But the King apologized and said that the daughter had mysteriously disappeared from the palace. Shantideva was very angry. The King felt very much embarrassed.

As Bhairon started objecting, the King interrupted by saying, “I have made my decision. You will be married to him.” Bhairon Datta could not do anything. But he put a condition before the King. He said, “Since I am a Brahmin and he a Kshatriya, the law directs that before we can wed, he should