He saw himself in a place full of darkness, pain in all his limbs, demons inflicting blows upon him, Surja Mukhi forbidding them with her outstretched finger.
With much difficulty Srish Chandra restored Nagendra to consciousness; whereupon Nagendra cried loudly-- "Surja Mukhi, dearer to me than life, where art thou ?" At this cry, Srish Chandra, stupefied and frightened, sat down in silence.
At length, recovering his natural state, Nagendra said, "Speak." "What can I say ?" asked Srish.
"Speak!" said Nagendra.

"If you do not I shall die before your eyes." Then Srish said: "Surja Mukhi did not endure this suffering many days.
A wealthy Brahman, travelling with his family, had to come as far as Calcutta by boat, on his way to Benares.

One day as Surja Mukhi was lying under a tree on the river's bank, the Brahman family came there to cook.

The _grihini_ entered into conversation with Surja Mukhi, and, pitying her condition, took her into the boat, as she had said that she also was going to Benares." "What is the name of that Brahman?
where does he live ?" asked Nagendra, thinking that by some means he would find out the man and reward him.

He then bade Srish Chandra continue.
"Surja Mukhi," continued Srish, "travelled as one of the family as far as Barhi; to Calcutta by boat, to Raniganj by rail, from Raniganj by bullock train--so far Surja Mukhi proceeded in comfort." "After that did the Brahman dismiss her ?" asked Nagendra.
"No," replied Srish; "Surja Mukhi herself took leave.