Mara met the king in order to tell him about the conversation he had with the Goddess in his dream. The Goddess of the river appeared in Mara’ dream several times and told him to ask his king to build a tank for river Veda and to not let river Veda leave their village. The Goddess told him that the king was passing through their village the next day and he should tell the king to build a tank for Veda and give her a home. As soon as he heard what Mara told him, the king was very happy to learn about the command of the Goddess. He was also happy that Mara had been lucky enough to have spoken to the Goddess. That is why Mara asked the king that he might get him trampled down by his royal elephant if he did not believe his words. The king, on the contrary, expressed his appreciation for Mara for having been graced by the Goddess. The king said that Mara’ words were valuable and needed due consideration.
