O great king! on hearing the lamentations of the Raja’s wives, a son of his, named Soodukoch, came there, and seeing his father’s head, which had been cut off, was greatly enraged and began to say, “I will not rest without revenging myself on him who has slain my father.” Having proceeded thus far in the narrative, Shree Shookdeo Jee, said,--O great king! having destroyed Basoodeo Pounrik, Shree Krishnù Chund Jee returned with all his army to Dwarka, and the Raja’s son, with a view of revenging his father’s death, began to perform a very difficult penance to Muhadeo Jee. When he had been engaged some days in this penance, Muhadeo Bholanath came one day highly delighted, and said, “Ask a boon from me.” The Raja’s son said, “O great king! grant me this boon, that I may be revenged on Shree Krishnù for my father’s death.” Shivù Jee replied, “Very good, if you desire revenge, adopt this plan.” He said, “What plan?” Shivù replied, “Offer a sacrifice, repeating the incantations of the Vedas backwards, a female devil will come forth from the fire, who will do whatever you tell her.” When Shivù Jee had thus spoken, the Raja’s son, O great king! sent for brahmins, and having built an altar, and taking sesamum, ghee, barley, sugar and other requisites for the sacrifice and mixing them up together, began to offer sacrifice, repeating the incantations of the Vedas backwards. At length, whilst he was engaged in the sacrifice, a female devil, named Kritya, came forth from the hole, in which the consecrated fire was received, who, burning all the cities and villages, and the whole country in rear of Shree Krishnù Jee, arrived at the city of Dwarka, and began to set the city on fire. Seeing the city in flames, all the descendants of Judoo went in consternation to Shree Krishnù Chund Jee, and called out, “O great king! how shall we escape from this fire, it is burning down the whole city?” Krishnù replied, “Be not at all alarmed, this is a female devil, named Kritya, who has come from Kasee, I will immediately make arrangements with regard to her.” O great king! having thus spoken, Shree Krishnù Jee gave the order to the quoit, Soodursun, to attack and put her to flight, and to go at once, and set fire to the city of Kasee. On receiving Huri’s order, the quoit, Soodursun, put to flight and destroyed Kritya, and went forthwith, and set Kasee on fire, The inhabitants fled from place to place in great distress; and bitterly abused Soodukoch. The quoit returned, after having fired the city, and came, and told Krishnù. CHAPTER LXVIII.