The next morning, Vinayak woke up quite early. His mind was captured by the maiden who had danced before him the previous day and because of that, he could not concentrate on anything else.

In the evening, he decided to visit the brothel. He mounted on his horse and went to the brothel which was situated in the outskirts of the capital.

The brothel looked no less than a palace. The men who visited the place, showered gold in exchange for a few moments of pleasure. Some even lost all their money and started living on the streets.

Vinayak entered the brothel. There was the smell of wine in the air. The sound of anklets and musical instruments could be heard. He could see several Kohl eyed beauties who were looking at him.

A middle aged woman came to him. Her lips were red and her curly hair was left untied. She said to Vinayak, "It is indeed an honour for us to have you here, Rajkumar. I am Surabhi, the Madam of this brothel. How can I help you?"

Vinayak gave her a bag of gold coins and said, "I want the same girl who danced in the palace yesterday."

Surabhi bowed before him and took him to a large hall. Some men were sitting there with instruments. Surabhi poured wine in a cup and offered it to Vinayak. She said to a girl, "Call Menka!"

After sometime, Menka came to the hall and Vinayak's eyes lit up.

The men started playing the instruments and Menka started dancing. The man who was playing Veena, started to sing.

कहा चली ओ सुंदरी?
कहा चली तू?
कहा चली ओ सुंदरी?

कौन हैं रे तू?
सुंदरी , कौन हैं रे तू?

अप्सरा हैं तू ,
यक्षिणी या गंधर्वी हैं तू?
मायाविनी हैं तू ,
सुंदरी, मायाविनी हैं तू।

प्रेम रंग में रंगी
आज यह निशा हैं प्रिये,
प्रेम रंग में रंगी...

कहा चली ओ सुंदरी?
कहा चली तू?
कहा चली ओ सुंदरी?

निशा के राजा चंद्रदेव,
हँस रहे हैं कैसे देखो।
प्रेम में होके मग्न,
गाऊ मैं कैसे गीत सुनो।

कहा चली ओ सुंदरी?
कहा चली तू?
कहा चली ओ सुंदरी?

Translation:

O' beautiful lady, where are you going?
Where are you going?
O' beautiful lady, where are you going?

Who are you?
O' beautiful lady, who are you?

Are you an Apsara,
A Yakshini or a Gandharvi?
You are an illusionist,
O' beautiful lady, you are an illusionist.

Painted in the colours of love,
Is this night, beloved.
Painted with the colours of love...

O' beautiful lady, where are you going?
Where are you going?
O'beautiful lady, where are you going?

Chandradev, the king of night,
See how he is laughing.
Engrossed in love,
Hear how I am singing.

O' beautiful lady, where are you going?
Where are you going?
O'beautiful lady, where are you going ?

Menka danced to the tunes. Her beautiful eyes were hypnotizing Vinayak and controlling him just like a snake charmer who controls a snake. When the performance ended, Menka bowed before Vinayak and left the hall.

Then, Vinayak returned to the palace and slept peacefully.

(Next morning)

Niranjana was sitting in the royal garden with her maid Nalini. Niranjana said, "Nalini, I heard that Rajkumar Vinayak has started visiting the brothel. Is it true?"

Nalini said, "It is true. My sister-in-law lives in the kingdom of Devamatrika. She said that the prince was a frequent visitor of brothels during his stay in Devamatrika. He also visited the brothel last night, Maharani."

Niranjana said laughing, "Oh! So he turned out to be a womanizer."

There was someone else who was eavesdropping their conversation. It was the maid named Pragati. She said to herself, "That  wicked woman! I don't understand why these men of royal families are so desperate to shower gold coins on these whores."

Pragati heard her name being called. She went to the maid who was calling her. She took Pragati to the royal kitchen. An elderly maid gave her a plate full of food and said, "Go and give this to Rajkumar Vinayak."

She felt very happy as she finally got a chance to approach the prince. She took the plate and entered the prince's chamber. She greeted him and said, "Rajkumar, I have brought food for you."

Vinayak said, "Serve the food."

Pragati served him food and watched gleefully as he ate. After he had finished his food, she took the empty plate and left the chamber. It was a rather small encounter but for her, it was really very important. She kept the plate in the kitchen and then, she was instructed by another maid to go to Ojaswini's chamber.

Ojaswini was lying on the bed. Pragati entered the chamber and greeted her.

Pragati said, "What can I do for you, Rajkumari?"

Ojaswini said to her, "Massage my feet."

Pragati sat on the floor and started massaging Ojaswini's feet. Her body was in Ojaswini's chamber but her mind was in Vinayak's chamber. She recalled her encounter with the prince and started smiling.

Ojaswini did not fail to notice her smile. She said to Pragati, "Why are you smiling?"

Pragati said, "There is nothing, Rajkumari. I just remembered something."

Ojaswini smirked and then she said, "It will be better if you concentrate on what you are doing."

The smile disappeared from Pragati's face. She cursed Ojaswini in her mind. After sometime, Ojaswini said, "You can leave now."

Pragati bowed to her and left.

(After a few hours) :

After finishing her daily chores, Pragati rushed to the fighting arena to see a glimpse of Vinayak. Vinayak's well built body was drenched in sweat. He was wrestling. He lifted his opponent and threw him on the ground. Everyone cheered for him as he had won the match. When he sat down to rest, Chitrasen approached him.

Chitrasen said, "You gave a tough fight. Now, you need to take some rest."

Vinayak said, "I actually need to take a bath." Vinayak saw Pragati. He called her and said, "Dasi, I need to take a bath. Go and make the arrangements." Pragati bowed to him and left.

She made all the required arrangements. After some time, Vinayak entered the bathing chamber. Pragati was about to leave when he said, "I did not ask you to leave."

Pragati stopped and waited for further instructions. Vinayak wetted himself. He looked at Pragati and said to her, "Apply the paste on my body."

The mere thought of being so close to the prince had excited her. She looked at his bare back and gasped. She took the paste and started applying it on his body. She explored all the parts of his back with her hand. Then, she proceeded to apply the paste on his chest. Suddenly, she started feeling nervous. She could not look into his eyes. With a shivering hand, she took some paste in order to apply it on his chest. The tip of her fingers touched his bare chest. It was a strange feeling. Anyways, she continued to do her job.

After bathing, Vinayak left the place.