Note 3 — Concerning a Royal Princess and a Turtle

After that, the Dēvatāwā said thus, “Look there. When you have gone along that path there will be a pool in which the Virgin Women (Kanniyā-Striyō3) bathe. Having gone there and been hidden, as soon as the Virgin Women have descended into the pool to bathe take even those persons’ wearing apparel. There will be a dēwālaya (temple) just there; having gone into the dēwālē shut the door yourself. Then the Virgin Women having come and told you to open the door, will make games, a disturbance, and the like. Do you, without opening the door through their saying those things, say thus: ‘Except that should you bring and give me a Sūri-kāntā flower I will open the door and give you these ornaments, I will not otherwise give them.’ Say [this].” While saying it he showed the Prince the path.