ABSTRACT
IN olden times there was a mighty king named Sakuni, who was a beloved associate of the king of the gods, Indra. In spite of this he became absorbed in meditation, leaning his head upon his hand, reflecting that, inasmuch as he had neither a son nor a daughter, he would have to die, in spite of his riches and his power, without leaving behind him a son or a daughter, and that his family would become extinct. As he sat meditating in this wise, the king of the gods, Indra, saw him and said, “ 0 friend, wherefore do you lean your head upon your hand, and wherefore do you sit there meditating in that manner ?”
