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Page number 23 nd 24 of rangas marriage Otest. urpnse, Shk t' the work 10111d have in the sun ± young son of 01 for him? Ipa seems to Y to Shasti h Ofpal:nyl You bis 23 '1 Marriage "Could it be Pachchi, moss?" •Must it be moss if it's not Kamala? Why not pearl or ratna. the precious stone?" •Ratna? The girl in Rama Rao's house is Ratna. Tell me, is there any chance of our negotiations bearing fruit?" "Definitely," he said, after thinking for some time. fiere was surprise on Ranga's face. And some happiness. I noticed it. "But that girl is married..." I said. Then I turned to him. His face had fallen. "I don't know all that. There may be some other girl who is suitable. I only told you what our shastra indicated," Shastli said. We left the place. On the way, we passed by Rama Rao's house. Ratna was standing at the door. I went in alone and came out a minute later. "Surprising. 'Ihis girl isn't married, it seems. Someone told me the other day that she was. What Shastri told us has turned out to be true after all! But Rangappa, I can't believe that you have been thinking of her. Swear on the name of Madhavacharya5 and tell me, is it true what Shastri said?" I do not know whether anyone else would have been direct. Ranga admitted, There's greater truth in that shastra than we imagine. What he said is absolutely true." Shastri was at the well when I went there that evening. I said, "So Shastrigale, you repeated everything I had taught you Without giving rise to any suspicion. What a marvellous shastra yours is!" He didn't like it at all. t are you saying? What you said to me was what I could have found out myself from the shastras. Don't forget, I developed on the hints you had given me." Tell me, is this what a decent man says? ppa had come the other day to invite me for dinner. "What's the occasion?" I asked. Shyama's birthday. He is three." not a nice name—Shyama," I said. "I'm like a dark piece such Take ' Why did you have to give that golden child of yours a nam e? What a childish couple you are, Ratna and you! I of Vedantic philosophy from South India