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Now in the past 艢at膩n墨ka had gone one night with marines and besieged the city 颁补尘辫腻, his arrival equal to a jump. Then Dadhiv膩hana, the lord of 颁补尘辫腻 fled. There is no other safety, except flight for men besieged by a stronger man. Looting of everything was proclaimed there by King 艢at膩n墨ka and his soldiers looted 颁补尘辫腻 as they liked. A camelman seized King Dadhiv膩hana鈥檚 wife, 顿丑腻谤颈峁嚹�, with the daughter 痴补蝉耻尘补迟墨. His business accomplished, 艢at膩n墨ka went to 碍补耻艣腻尘产墨 surrounded by his soldiers, a sun to the night-blooming lotuses of his enemies. The camelman, infatuated with the beauty of Queen 顿丑腻谤颈峁嚹�, said aloud in the presence of people as he was marching, 鈥淭his beautiful woman shall be my wife, but I am going to take the girl to the cross-roads of the city and sell her.鈥�

Hearing that, Queen 顿丑腻谤颈峁嚹� thought to herself: 鈥淚 was born in a great spotless family from the Moon. I am the wife of King Dadhiv膩hana sprung from a great family. From the beginning I have had full Jaina religion. After I have heard these words, shame that I am alive, a vessel of sin. O soul, fickle by nature, why do you still remain! If you do not depart of your own accord, still I will expel you by force at once, like a bird from the nest.鈥�

Just as if crushed by her scorn, her breath instantly left her heart broken from distress. When the camelman saw her dead, he thought, 鈥淪hame on what I said about this good wife, that she would be my wife. Just as a melon perishes at the mere sight of a finger, so she perished at my harsh speech. In the same way the girl will perish.鈥�

With this reflection he spoke to her gently, took her to 碍补耻艣腻尘产墨 and put her for sale on the king鈥檚 highway. By chance Sheth Dhan膩vaha came there, saw her, and thought: 鈥淛udging from her appearance, she is not the daughter of common people. Lost from her parents, she has been obtained now by the cruel man, like a doe lost from the herd by a wicked hunter. Put up for sale here like meat, the poor girl will fall into the hands of some low person for money. Paying him even a big price I shall take her, an object of compassion. I am not able to abandon her like my own daughter. Staying in my house without misfortune, in due course she will meet her own people.鈥�

So thinking, Dhan膩vaha paid the price he wished and took the girl, 痴补蝉耻尘补迟墨, compassionately to his own house. He, pure-minded, asked her: 鈥淐hild, whose daughter are you? What is your family? Do not be afraid. You are my daughter.鈥� Unable to tell her family from pride, she said nothing and remained downcast, like a day-blooming lotus in the evening. He said to Shethn墨 惭奴濒腻: 鈥淲ife, she is a daughter for us. She must be guarded and cherished very carefully like a flower.鈥� So by the sheth鈥檚 order the girl lived in his house like her own house, giving delight to the eye, like a digit of the moon. Delighted by her modest speech and behaviour that were like sandal, the sheth and his attendants gave her the name 颁补苍诲补苍腻. She reached a slight beginning of youth with a thigh like that of a young elephant, giving delight to the sheth like the night of a full moon to the ocean. When 惭奴濒腻 saw 颁补苍诲补苍腻 naturally beautiful and especially so from youth, jealous, she thought:

鈥淓ven though he received her as a daughter, if, infatuated with her beauty, he should marry her, I would be dead, even though alive, alas!鈥� From then on, 惭奴濒腻, evil-minded, continued to suffer day and night from vanity which has easy access to women.

One day the sheth, suffering from summer-heat, went to the house from the shop and by chance there was no servant to wash his feet at that time. 颁补苍诲补苍腻 got up respectfully and, though opposed by the sheth, began to wash his feet from devotion to her father. Then the abundant, glossy, dark, soft, loosened hair of her, weak, fell on the ground muddy from the water. Thinking, 鈥淭he child鈥檚 hair must not get muddy from the ground,鈥� the sheth lifted it with his pleasure-stick and fastened it carefully. 惭奴濒腻, standing in the window, saw that and thought: 鈥淭he conjecture that I made before agrees (with this). The binding of her hair itself is the first link in being a wife of the sheth. Indeed, such an act is not that of a father. She must be dug up from the root like a disease that has arisen.鈥� After making this resolution, evil-minded 惭奴濒腻 stood like a witch. The sheth, after resting for a moment, went out again. 惭奴濒腻 summoned a barber and had 颁补苍诲补苍腻鈥檚 head shaved. 惭奴濒腻 put chains on her feet and had 颁补苍诲补苍腻, like a creeper, beaten very hard. A barren woman is subject to the Rak峁�as of anger. 惭奴濒腻 put 颁补苍诲补苍腻 in a distant part of the house, shut the door, and said to the servants: 鈥淭his is to be told by no one to the sheth, when he asks. If any one tells, he shall be a burnt-offering in the fire of my anger.鈥�

After restraining them in this way, 惭奴濒腻 went to the main house. The sheth came in the evening and asked, 鈥淲here is 颁补苍诲补苍腻?鈥� From fear of 惭奴濒腻 no one told him and the sheth had the idea, 鈥淢y child is playing somewhere or is on the top of the house.鈥�

At night he asked the same question and likewise no one answered. Honest-minded, he conjectured, 鈥湴洳共曰宀共阅� is asleep.鈥� He did not see her on the next day nor on the third day, either. Filled with fear and anger, the sheth said to the servants: 鈥淰illains, tell me where my daughter 颁补苍诲补苍腻 is. If you know and do not tell, then I shall imprison you.鈥� Hearing this, an old female slave among them thought: 鈥淚 have lived a long time. My death is near. What will 惭奴濒腻 do to me, if the news about 颁补苍诲补苍腻 is told?鈥� With this thought, she told the story of 惭奴濒腻 and 颁补苍诲补苍腻. She went and showed the sheth 颁补苍诲补苍腻鈥檚 prison. Sheth Dhan膩vaha himself opened the door. Dhan膩vaha saw 颁补苍诲补苍腻 there, suffering from hunger and thirst like a creeper singed by a forest-fire, bound by chains on her feet like a young cow-elephant newly captured, bald from being shaved like a female ascetic, her lotus-eyes filled with tears. Saying, 鈥淏e of good courage, child,鈥� the sheth, tearful, went very quickly to the kitchen to get her food. Not seeing any superior food there, by chance Dhan膩vaha gave 颁补苍诲补苍腻 kulm膩峁�a placed in the corner of a winnowing-basket. 鈥淲hile you eat this, I鈥檒l bring a smith to cut your chains,鈥� saying, the sheth went outside.

Standing up, 颁补苍诲补苍腻 thought to herself: 鈥淎las! On the one hand is my birth in a royal family; on the other, such a condition as this. In this existence which is like a drama, the plot can change in a moment. This I have experienced. Oh! What shall I do? This kulm膩峁�a is for the purpose of breaking a two-day fast now. If a guest comes, I shall eat after giving him some, not otherwise.鈥�

With this idea, she gave a look here and there from the door. At that time Lord 惭补丑腻惫墨谤补 came for alms in his wandering. 鈥淥h! Here is a suitable person! Oh! Here is a suitable person! Oh! here is a heap of merit for me, since some noble muni has come for alms.鈥� After this thought, the girl started, carrying the basket of kulm膩峁�a. She pul one foot inside the threshold and the other outside. But she was not able to cross the threshold because of her chains. Standing there, she said to the Blessed One with tender devotion; 鈥淢aster, even if this food is not suitable, nevertheless, accept it, you who delight only in benefits to others. Favor me.鈥� Knowing that his vow was fulfilled, satisfied in regard to the categories鈥攕ubstance, et cetera, the Master held out his hand to her for the alms of kulm膩峁�a. Thinking, 鈥淥h! I alone am blessed,鈥� 颁补苍诲补苍腻 threw the kulm膩峁�a from the corner of the basket into the Master鈥檚 hand.

Delighted by the fulfilment of the Master鈥檚 vow, the gods came there and made the five divine things, the rain of treasure, et cetera. Her chains fell apart and golden anklets took their place; and there was abundant hair as before. Immediately the gods, devoted to 艢r墨 V墨ra, made 颁补苍诲补苍腻 have jeweled ornaments on her whole body. The gods made a loud noise filling the space between heaven and earth and, very joyful, sang and danced energetically like stage-directors.

惭峁沢腻惫补迟墨 and 艢at膩n墨ka, Sugupta and 狈补苍诲腻 came there with their retinues, after hearing the sound of the drum. Even the lord of the gods, 艢akra, his mind delighted, came very quickly to pay homage to the Lord whose vow had been fulfilled.

Dadhiv膩hana鈥檚 chamberlain, Sampula by name, who had been brought here when 颁补尘辫腻 was stormed, was set free by the king at that time. He came there and saw 痴补蝉耻尘补迟墨. Bowed at her feet, he wept at the top of his voice and made her weep at once also. Asked by the king, 鈥淲hy do you weep?鈥� the chamberlain replied tearfully: 鈥淪he is the daughter of King Dadhiv膩hana and 顿丑腻谤颈峁嚹�. Fallen from such high position, deprived of her parents, alas! she lives like a slave in another鈥檚 house. Therefore I weep.鈥� The king said: 鈥淒o not grieve. It is she by whom 艢r墨 V墨ra, hero for the protection of the three worlds, his vow fulfilled, was given food.鈥� 惭峁沢腻惫补迟墨 said: 鈥湺俪竽灏�颈峁嚹� was my sister. This girl, her daughter, will certainly be my daughter.鈥�

The Blessed One, whose penance was six months lacking five days, after breaking fast at the end, left Dhan膩vaha鈥檚 house. The Lord of Saudharma himself declared to King 艢at膩n墨ka wishing to take the treasure because of the ascendancy of greed: 鈥淚n this matter there is no ownership of yours, that you wish to take the rain of jewels. O king, he alone takes it to whom this girl gives it.鈥� Asked by the king, 鈥淲ho will obtain it?鈥� 颁补苍诲补苍腻 said, 鈥淪heth Dhan膩vaha, truly my father because of his protection of me.鈥� Then Sheth Dhan膩vaha took the stream of treasure. Again 膧kha峁囜笉ala said to King 艢at膩n墨ka: 鈥淭his girl, who has her last body,^[1] averse to desire for worldly pleasures, will be the first female disciple, when V墨ra鈥檚 omniscience has developed. You must protect her until the manifestation of the Master鈥檚 omniscience.鈥� After saying this and bowing to the Lord, Maghavan went to heaven.

颁补苍诲补苍腻 was conducted by 艢at膩n墨ka to the maidens鈥� quarters and she remained there meditating on the development of the Master鈥檚 omniscience. 惭奴濒腻, the root of evil, was expelled by the sheth. She, engaged in evil meditation,^[2] died and went to hell.

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[1]:

Before emancipation.

[2]:

Apadhy膩na includes both 膩rta and raudra, but raudra is meant here, as 惭奴濒腻 goes to hell, which is the penalty of dying in raudradhy膩na. See I, n. 8.