27. I spread myself far and wide in my malice, and sucked the heart blood of men, which dried up their veins and arteries; and emaciated their bodies. 28. Those whom I left alive after devouring their flesh and blood, they begat a race as lean and veinless as they had become themselves. 29. You will be successful O happy prince in getting the _mantra_ or charm for driving the Visúchiká pain; because there is nothing impossible of attainment by the wise and strong. 30. Receive of me immediately, O raja! the _mantra_ which has been uttered by Brahmá for removal of the cholic pain, from the cells of arteries vitiated by _Visúchiká_. 31. Now advance towards me, and let us go to the neighbouring river; and there initiate you with the mantra, after you both are prepared to receive it by your ablution and purification. 32. Vasishtha said:—Then the Rákshasí proceeded to the river side that very night, accompanied by the prince and his minister, and all joining together as friends. 33. These being sure of the amity of the Rákshasí both by affirmative and negative proofs, made their ablutions and stood on the bank on the river. 34. The Rákshasí then communicated to them with tenderness, the effective _mantra_ which was revealed to her by Brahmá, for the removal of Visúchiká pain, and which was always successful. 35. Afterwards as the nocturnal fiend was about to depart by leaving her friendly companions behind, the prince stopped her course with his speech. 36. The prince said:—O thou of gigantic stature! thou hast become our preceptor by thy teaching us the _mantra_, we invite thee with affection, to take thy repast with us at ours tonight. 37. It does not become thee to break off our friendship, which has grown like the acquaintance of good people, at our very first meeting. 38. Give thy illfavoured feature a little more graceful figure, and walk along with us to our abode, and there reside at thy own pleasure. 39. The Rákshasí replied:—You can well provide a female of your own kind with her proper food; but what entertainment can you give to my satisfaction, who am a cannibal by my nature! 40. It is the food of a giant (Rákshasa) alone, that can yield me satisfaction, and not the little morsel of petty mortals; this is the innate nature of our being, and can not be done away with as long as we carry with us our present bodies. 41. The prince answered:—Ornamented with necklaces of gold, you shall be at liberty to remain with the ladies in my house, for as many days as you may like to abide. 42. I will then manage to produce for your food, the robbers and felons that I will seize in my territories; and you will have them supplied to you by hundreds and thousands at all times. 43. You can then forsake your comely form, and assume thy hideous figure of the Rákshasí, and kill and take to your food hundreds of those lawless men.