either cause the ravage, or may help to cure it* If you are-
the former, then would I war with you with all my might ^
but if the latter, then I entreat your help in all humility".

The Rakshasf explained how she herself was the fell
Vi-shuchika, unfolding all her story. The king prayed to her,
on the ground of new-made friendship, that she desist from
causing" suffering" to men. And she consented, saying : "It
is right ; and I will go back to the mountain, and cast off this
ever-hungry frame of mine, rather than slaughter human
beings". But the king- was much perplexed and said r
"While it is right that you should not molest the innocent, it
is not right that the immediate consequence of your acquain-
tance with me should be death to you. One way appears to
me, in which both ends may be secured. The criminals among
my subjects, judged worthy of death, shall be reserved for you,
and you shall come to me from time to time, slaying the
wicked, nourishing yourself, helping the good and innocent,.
as those Wise with the Final Wisdom ever should".

They parted in much mutual satisfaction, with this
compact ; and in after time, KarkatT visited the king at the
fixed times for food, spending the intervals in Yoga and
Samadhi, by the power of which she guarded the king^s people
from super-physical ills. And when king" Vikrama passed
away, she was as friendly to 'his descendants for many
generations. When she herself wore out her Rakshasa body,.
and so visited them no more, then the people made a temple
to her, giving- her the name of Kandara, and also Amangaia,
under which names she is still worshipped in the mountains,.
as the guardian-goddess of the mountain tribes.

Vasishtha added ; "This tale may help thee, Rama !, in
understanding how the body and the surroundings of
the body chang"e with the changes of the Manas-mind, how
the giant hunger for the experiences of a grosser and more