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Madhava was kneeling outside a temple, when a cry of distress came to his ears. He found a way fo enter and peered intoj the sanctuáry of the goddess Chamunda. A victim stood ready to be slain in honour of that terrible deity. It was poor Malati. She had been carried off in her sleep. She stood there all alone with the priest and the priestess. The priest had taken up his knife just when Malati was thinking of Madhava whom she loved! You O, Madhava! Lord of my heart! O, that I may live in thy memory, when lam dead and gone! The intrepid Madhava gaye forth a cry and jumped into the sacrificial chamber. He engaged the priest in mortal combatand Malati was saved.​

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He is kneeling outside a temple and hears a cry of distress.He finds a way to enter and looks into the sanctuary of the goddess Chamunda.A victim is about to be slain in honour of this terrible goddess. It is poor Malati. The girl has been carried away in her sleep. She is all alone with the priest and priestess, and the priest raises his knife just as Malati is thinking of Madhava whom she loves:O Madhava! Lord of my heart,Oh, may I after death live in thy memory.They do not die whom love embalms in long and fond remembrance.With a shout, brave Madhava leaps into the chamber of sacrifice and engages the priest in mortal combat. Malati is saved.