The princes asked how it was. Vishnusharma thus related - Then the royal Swan asked - Who was it that threw fire into our fort? Was it a stranger (one from the party of the enemy) or someone residing in our fort, instigated by the enemy? Chakra said - My lord, that causeless (disinterested) friend of Your Highness, Meghavarna, with his retinue, is not to be seen. So, I think it must have been his work. The king reflecting for a moment said - This is surely (the play of) my evil luck. For it is said - It is the fault of (adverse) fate and not of ministers, that a business, although well-planned, sometimes fails, as destiny would have it.