"I Pleaded with the demon to take me away instead of the princess. But my cries fell on deaf ears. He continued to drag her away. When I tried to resist, heraised his sword and threatened to kill me. Thereafter, I kept walking along with the princess. That gave her some courage.
"The demon showed his magnificent castle standing on a hill. ‘The castle will be yours once you become my queen,' the demon told the princess. She scoffed at his suggestion.
"We became prisoners of the demon in the castle. Time and again he advised me to persuade the princess to marry him. He tempted me with promises of big rewards. Needless to say, I tried to persuade him to give up his vain ambition.
"At last the princess herself told the demon point blank that it was just out of the question for her to marry him. Her father had once said that he would like her to marry Prince Haihaya. From that very moment she had begun to look upon Prince Haihaya as her husband, although the prince was not aware of it. She would never marry anybody else.
"The demon grew awfully angry at the statement of the princess. He went away in a huff." King Ekvir was surprised. "Listen, my sister, I'm Haihaya; I'm also called Ekvir. I don't know if there is anybody else bearing my name."
Yasowati smiled. "No, my lord, there's nobody else. I knew well to whom I was speaking. The princess and myself, feeling absolutely helpless, began praying to the Divine Mother. In a vision last night, the Mother asked me to come over here so that I could meet you. She also gave me a hymn by chanting which I could sneak out of the demon's castle without attracting the attention of the fearful guards."
"I am enxious to go to the rescue of the princess. Will you please teach me that hymn?" said Ekvir.
"Certainly, my lord." Yasowati then taught the hymn called Triloktilak to the king.
The king went back to his palace and summoned his army. He then marched upon the castle of the demon, Kalaketu. The demon was sure that the invading army will never be able to infiltrate his castle. But the king entered it by chanting the hymn. A fierce battle ensued. The heroic Ekvir succeeded in killing the demon.
