The incidents which took place after this, are already known to our readers.
Chandra Shekhar took along with him, poor distracted Shaibalini to Ramananda Swami, in the hill-monastery, we have spoken of. He appeared before the Swami with Shaibalini and weepingly said, "Oh my venerable preceptor! what have you done—what is this?"
Ramananda Swami closely observed Shaibalini for a while and then said with a smile,
"It is all right—you need not be anxious in the least. Rest here with Shaibalini for a couple of days. After that, take her home along with you. There, keep her in the very house she used to be before—request those who were her constant companions to be with her always. Ask Pratap to come there every now and then. I shall come and meet you there later on."
Chandra Shekhar brought Shaibalini to his home, at Bedagram, as advised by his preceptor.
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