On hearing these words, Huri rose and started off; and going along came to the place were all the children were trying to pull the lizard out. On seeing Krishnù the children said, “Father! see what a large lizard this is; we have for a long time been trying to pull it out, but it will not come.” O great king! having heard this speech, when Shree Krishnù Chund Jee descended into the well, and placed his foot on the lizard’s body, he relinquished his form, and became a very handsome man. In the form of a Raja, he continued to lay hold of Krishnù’s feet, joining his hands, and bowing his head, he solicited him, “O sea of compassion! you have shown me great favour in having taken thought of me in the midst of this great calamity.” Shookdeo Jee said,--Raja! when in the form of a man, he began to address Huri thus, the Judoos’ children, and the sons and grandsons of Huri being astonished, enquired from Shree Krishnù Chund, “O great king! who is this, and for what crime, being transformed into a lizard, has he remained here, kindly tell us, in order that the perplexities of our minds may be removed.” Then Krishnù, without making any reply himself, said to the Raja, “Explain your history, so that all may hear it with attention. Who are you; whence have you come, and for what sin have you obtained this body?” The Raja replied, joining his hands, “You know it all, O lord of the Judoos! But as you ask me to relate my history, I will do so? My name is Raja Nurug, I gave numberless cows to brahmins for your sake; it so happened that one day I gave a great many cows in alms to brahmins, on another day one of those cows came back to me; which, without being aware of this circumstance, I gave away with other cows to another brahmin; as he took the cow away with him, the first brahmin recognizing it as his, said to him, ‘This cow is mine, I yesterday received it at the Raja’s, why are you taking it away?’ He replied, ‘I have just received it at the Raja’s, and am bringing it thence, how is it yours?’ O great king! those two brahmins came to me, disputing on this matter; I explained to them and said, ‘One of you receive from me a lakh of rupees in compensation for the cow, and one of you give up your claim to the cow.’ O great king! they both obstinately refused to listen to what I said; at length they both went away angry, leaving the cow with me; I continued to regret, and to be distressed at the circumstance. At the time of my decease, the messenger of Jum took me to Dhurumraj, who said to me, ‘Raja! your virtues are many, and your sins few; say, will you first receive the reward of your virtues, or suffer for your crimes?’ I replied, ‘I will suffer first for my sins.’ On hearing this, O great king! Dhurumraj said, ‘Raja! thou hast bestowed upon a brahmin a cow, which thou hadst already given away; for this fault be transformed into a lizard, and go upon the earth, and remain in a dry well in a forest, on the banks of the Goomtee; when, at the end of the