THE ARGUMENT. ACT I ---Indra, king of the gods, surrounded by his Courtiers and other invited guests, gives an entertainment with music and dancing, with Manmatha as Master of Ceremonies. In his ecstasy over the success of the function, Indra presents Manmatha with a garland of celestial flowers and bestows upon him high honours. This greatly offends Narada, who reproaches India for his conduct--degarding to himself and to the distinguished audience-in showering such honours upon a person of “ questionable " character. Indra humbly excuses himself, while Manmatha warmly justifies Indra's conduct in honouring him. Narada is only chagrined all the more, and the matcer ends in a serious and acrimonious quarrel between himself and Manmatna when Narada leaves the assembly praising Ambarisha, to the disadvantage of Indra, and the entertainment so auspiciously begun ends in unpleasantness and sorrow. ACT II -Parvata, a friend of Narada, who had started a bit late to go to the entertainment, meets a couple of nymphs on the way and learns from them all that had occuri ed, and hastily goes in search of Narada to hear all the particulars from his own mouth. King Ambarisha of the solar race, who by severe penance had obtained froni Vishnu the mighty Sudarsana Chakra which gave him immunity from ali foes and dangers, is seen giving audience surrounded by his courtiers, when the great Rishis, Narada and
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