Note 5 — Chapter XLVIII
C. H. (Charles Henry) Tawney translation
‘I went with the witches to visit my master, the god Mahákála,5 and while I was there, a king of the Vetálas came and reported: “See, O master, the chiefs of the Vidyádharas have killed our commander-in-chief named Agnika, and one named Tejaḥprabha is swiftly carrying off his lovely daughter. But the holy sages have foretold that she shall be the wife of the emperor of the Vidyádharas, so grant us a boon, and have her released before he forcibly carries her off to a distance.” When the god heard this speech of the afflicted Vetála, he said to me—“Go and set her free,” then I went through the air and came up with the maiden. Tejaḥprabha said, “I am carrying off the girl for our rightful emperor Śrutaśarman,” but I paralyzed him by my magic power, and bringing back the maiden, gave her to my master. And he made her over to her own family. I in truth went through this strange adventure. Then I remained there some days, and after taking a reverent farewell of the god I came here.’