Verse 37
The king rides out· Verses 37–42
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37Hearing that his son was on his way, come back as though from the dead, the king would not believe it. How should anything good come to me, who am not good? 38Then he trusted the divine sage's word, and a rush of joy overcame him. Delighted with the man who brought the news, he gave him a necklace worth a great fortune. 39He mounted a chariot fitted with gold and drawn by good horses, with brahmins around him and the elders of his house, with ministers and kinsmen, 40and with conch and kettledrum sounding, with the chanting of the Veda and with flutes, he went quickly out of the city, hungry for the sight of his son. 41His two queens, Suniti and Suruci, wearing their gold, mounted a palanquin and went out together with Uttama.
42Seeing him coming near the garden, the king got down from his chariot at once, went to him quickly, and was undone by love.