Sankhacuda then married Tulasi by the Gandharva rite. Glorifying the marriage, the demigods sounded their drums and showered flowers on them from the sky.
Sometimes the newly married couple would go to a flower grove and at other times to a river bank. There they would sleep on flower beds smeared with sandal paste and enjoy marital pleasures. Tulasi easily stole the heart of her husband, and Sankhacuda also attracted Tulasi's heart. After Tulasi
- garlanded her husband with parijata flowers, which prevent disease and old age,
- she placed a precious jeweled ring on his finger and
- offered him rare beautiful gems.
Bowing down to his feet with devotion, she repeatedly said, "I am at your service!"
- Sankhacuda smiled. He then presented Tulasi with
- clothes he had obtained from Lord Varuna's house;
- he also gave her a precious necklace of jewels,
- an armlet he had gotten from Svaha (Agni's wife),
- armlets from Chhaya (the sun god's wife),
- earrings from Rohini (the moon god's wife),
- finger rings from Rati (Cupid's wife),
- conch ornaments from Visvakarma,
- as well as excellent bedding adorned with pearls and jewels.
After further adorning her, he placed her feet on his chest and said, "I am your servant."
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