Udayan and Vasavadatta Diwakar Chitrakatha 039

Author(s): Rameshmuni, Vijaymuni
Publisher: Mahavir Seva Trust Mumbai
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A Mahavir Seva Trust Presentation
DIWAKAR CHITRA KATHA
3 Udayan and
Vasawadatta
Vol. 39 Rs. 25.00

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( UDAYAN AND VASAVADATTA
Spite cannot be tamed by spite. Enemies die but animosity continues for generations. The strength of love, goodwill, and humbleness is required to end spite and animosity. The story of Udayan and Vasavadatta reveals this eternal truth.
Shatanik, the king of Kaushambi, and Chandapradyot, the king of Ujjayini, were married to two sisters. However, in spite of being related thus, they became enemies due to territorial ambitions and carnal desires of Chandapradyot, who finally decided to destroy Kaushambi.But queen Mrigavati changed Chandapradyot's attitude with the strength of her farsightedness, understanding serenity and love.
Once again, during the reign of Udayan, Chandapradyot wanted to destroy Kaushambi. But hatred between the two kingdoms was forever ended by the stream of love created by Udayan and Vasavadatta.
The story of Udayan is available in Trishashtishalaka Purush Charitra. Many Vedic and Buddhist authors have also written epics and plays based on this story; one of the better known works being the play 'Svapna Vasavadatta' by the great Sanskrit poet Bhasa.
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UDAYAN AND Vaishali was the capital of the ancient Indian republic
of Vajji. the king of Vaishali seven
VASAVADATTA daughters. The third daughter, Mrigavati, was married
to King Shatanik of Kaushambi. Queen Mrigavati was considered the most beautiful woman of that period. The fifth daughter, Shiva Devi was the wife of King Chandapradyot of Avanti.
One day a painter came to the court of Chandapradyot and presented a portrait to him.
Does this heavenly beauty live on this earth?
Indeed, sire.

Oh! What an astounding portrait! Painter, you have an unmatched, imagination.
Sire, this
is reality, not imagination.
Who is this divine beauty? Where does she live?
This is the portrait of queen Mrigavati, wife of king Shatanik of Kaushambi.
Oh! Mrigavati! Yes, I also heard about her enchanting charm, but did not believe.
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Chandapradyot looked at the picture for long and said to his prime minister
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Minister, the best among the women should be the pride of my palace,
These words from Chandapradyot forced everyone to look at each other. The king beckoned his emissary from his seat
Vajrajangha, go to Kaushambi and convey this message to king Shatanik that I want queen Mrigavati. He should, therefore, gift her to me. In return he may seek anything he desires.

As you say, sire.
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Vajrajangha left for Kaushambi.
The perplexed prime minister looked at the king. Relations are no hurdles in the way of Chandapradyot's desires.
But, sire, king Shatanik is husband of your wife's sister?
After four days the emissary arrived at Shatanik's court in Kaushambi and gave Chandapradyot's message. Shatanik lost his temper and said
I could have beheaded you for this audacity but as an emissary enjoys immunity, you are forgiven. But you will certainly suffer for the impudence.
Then the guards gave him a good thrashing and threw him out of the court.
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Udayan and Vasavadatta With torn clothes and in wounded condition the emissary came to Chandapradyot in Avanti and reported.
How dare those cowards manhandle
my emissary!
Prepare
Chandapradyot ordered his commander
to attack Kaushambi.
Chandapradyot's army laid a siege on Kaushambi. A terrible battle ensued.
Thousands of soldiers including king Shatanik were killed.
The ministers and commanders of Kaushambi deliberatedTo protect the glory of our kingdom we.
will fight till the end.
Minister, it is a brave
decision to protect your motherland, but what if we cannot protect it even by
sacrificing our lives ?
This question silenced them and they all looked at the queen.

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The queen said
Udayan and Vasavadatta Expedience is as essential as bravery in politics. We will have to combine these two in, our actions.
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Queen Mrigavati had a private consultation with the prime minister and the commander-in-chief. She then sent a man of confidence to Chandapradyot. The emissary met Chandapradyot, greeted him, and said

We are prepared to do as you guide.
May the king be victorious. I have brought a special message from queen
Mrigavati.
Chandapradyot gestured everyone to leave. Finding privacy the emissary said
Sire, queen Mrigavati has conveyed that the people of Kaushambi are without the protection of a king. Prince Udayan is a child of five years. Now you are our only protector.
Chandapradyot was pleased to hear these words.
I was confident that the queen is wise and will come to this conclusion. I also don't want a war.
The queen said that she has yet to come to terms with the demise of the king. It takes some time for such wounds to heal. After that we all your subjects. What other alternative we have?
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Udayan and Vasavadatta Chandapradyot thought
He at once summoned the commander
and instructedGreat! The
Stop the battle. No peacock called
soldier will touch even and it rained.
a single brick in Kaushambi.
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Chandapradyot then said to the emissary,
Tell the queen that I will protect her in every manner. I neither require the kingdom nor
wealth. I only desire her.
Sire, the queen also thinks so. With passage of time everything will become
normal.
Tam prepared to do anything for the queen. If she says so, my army will retreat
tomorrow itself.
The emissary conveyed Chandapradyot's answer to queen Mrigavati. She smiled.
Now the
camel has come down the mountains
Next day the queen's emissary again came to Chandapradyot
Queen Mrigavati sends her greetings to the Lord of
Avanti.

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Udayan and Vasavadatta Chandapradyot called the emissary into privacy and askedSire, Kaushambi has
Who will dare What is the Plost everything in the battle
have evil designs message from including the fort, weapons,
for a kingdom the queen ?
and army. If you leave it in under my this condition it would be protection ? an easy target for rival kings who will find it
defenceless.
The queen is aware of this, but you will be far away and the enemies are
all around. It takes no effort for thieves to enter an abandoned house. Of what use is a herb from far away Himalayas when a snake is in the house?
Then what the queen wants ?
You should make the security system of Kaushambi so strong that no enemy is able
to penetrate.
Chandapradyot called his commander and gave instructionsRebuild the fort, parapets
etc. of Kaushambi and make them well equipped
and invincible.
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Thousands of labors started rebuilding the fort of Kaushambi.
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In a few days the construction work was over. The queen herself went for inspection.
See, your highness, the walls of this fort have been made from the strong bricks and stone from Ujjayini. They will bear even the shock of an earthquake. Large canons have been installed on the parapet walls. Look there, the city gates have been made rock hard.
Indeed, you have made it
really impregnable.
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Next morning an emissary from Chandapradyot came to queen Mrigavati,
That very night the queen called her commanderin-chief and gave instructions
Close all the four city gates. Depute soldiers on the city walls all around and tell them to be
alert and on guard.
Hail to the queen ! Our king wants to know when will you leave with him for
Ujjayini ?
Tell the king thatl will soon inform him.
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And next day queen Mrigavati sent a letter to Chandapradyot.
O king, no matter how weak a lioness is, it can never live with a vulture.
Don't you know that a kshatriya woman protects her chastity even at the cost of her life. Mrigavati is the sister of Shivadevi, and will protect her honour at all cost.
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Chandapradyot's nostrils flared with anger
I have been cheated. A great deception. Conniving Mrigavati has made a fool of me. Attack Kaushambi once again. Surround it and blow it to bits.
Udayan and Vasavadatta
One morning divine drums sounded in the sky and gods pronounced
It seems that the final moment has arrived.
Tomorrow Shraman Bhagavan Mahavir, the Lord of three worlds, is coming to the garden in Kaushambi.

# The divine religious assembly.
The army of Avanti again surrounded Kaushambi. All efforts were made to crash the gates open using mad elephants. But not a single gate could be smashed. The impregnable fort was constructed by Chandapradyot's own army. Chandapradyot was utterly disappointed.
Oh! What treachery
Defeated and disappointed, Chandapradyot's army camped just outside the fort.
Next morning, accompanied by thousands of white-clad women, queen Mrigavati, with a white flag in her hand, came out of the city gates and proceeded towards the Samavasaran" of Bhagavan Mahavir. Chandapradyot was a helpless witness.
Hail Bhagavan Mahavir, the apostle of compassion.

Oh! Now
I can't even arrest them.

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Udayan and Vasavadatta Chandapradyot also came to the Samavasaran to listen to the sermon. Bhagavan Mahavir gave a timely discourse
Worthy ones, a man under the influence of carnal desires
continues to suffer for many 909)
rebirths. Benumbed by
desires, man becomes irrational like a blind. He is not even ashamed of indulging in the most deplorable
deeds.
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At the conclusion of the sermon queen Mrigavati got up and requested
Bhante, I want to get initiated after taking permission from king
Chandapradyot.
Mrigavati approached Chandapradyot and joining her palms said-1
If you give permission I want to get initiated at
Prabhu's feet.
Beloved of gods, do as you please
Under the influence of Bhagavan's pious presence Chandapradyot's passions got pacified. He remained silent. The queen said
My son Udayan is still a minor. I am handing over to you the responsibility of protecting him as well as the
kingdom.
# A term of address for revered ones.

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Hearing Mrigavati's humble words Chandapradyot was filled with shame. He got up and, after paying homage to Bhagavan, said
Prabhu, my offense is unpardonable. The wisdom and farsightedness of queen Mrigavati avoided a mishappening. In your presence, I allow her to get initiated.
Mrigavati then went into seclusion to change to ascetic garb. With her Angaravati and many other queens of Chandapradyot also got initiated to become disciples of Mahasati Chandanbala.
Next day Chandapradyot crowned prince Udayan.
From this day Kaushambi is absolutely secure. With the authority of king Udayan, prime minister Yogandharayan will manage the affairs of the state.
Chandapradyot then returned to Ujjayini with
his army.

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UJJAYINI: AFTER TWELVE YEARS Today Vasavadatta has completed sixteen years of age. Preparations were being made for grand celebrations of her birthday. Early in the morning she adorned herself and, with her friend Kanchanmala, came to her father to seek his blessings.
Udayan and Vasavadatta Daughter, how lucky I am that just by looking at you! derive the joy of having both,
a son and a daughter. non
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Father, I too am #lucky. You have showered me with the limitless love of
both, father and mother.
Daughter, I want to give you a birthday present. Seek whatever you
desire.
Father, I want to learn the best of the Gandharva-arts. love playing Veena.
Alright, I will at once
send invitation to Acharya Sandipan, the best Veena player
from Karnatak.
Father, my music teacher Vasantsena is a disciple of Acharya Sandipan only.
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Great! My dear daughter will indeed become
Veenplayer Sarasvati*.
Yes, I have also heard
that.
Father, she says that today the best Veena player in the Indian subcontinent is king Udayan of Vatsa, as if he is the incarnation of Tumbaru, the king of
Gandharvas.
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# She was the daughter of Angaravati who became an ascetic when she was only three years old.
Chandapradyot brought her up showering motherly love. She was divinely beautiful, wise, and
intelligent. She was also accomplished in dance, music and many other arts and skills. # Gandharvas are the musicians of gods and best of their arts is playing Veena, a Sitar-like instrurnent.

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Udayan and Vasavadatta Father, I want to learn Veena from him. As my birthday gift please make
this possible.
Certainly my dear, I have been granting all your wishes, why
not this also
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Joyous Vasavadatta touched her father's feet and hugged him.
Chandapradyot came to his court and asked the minister
Minister, princess Vasavadatta wants Udayan as her Veena teacher and I have given her my word.
Sire, there is no problem in this. Udayan considers you his guardian and a father figure. You may order him to SPAN come.
Chandapradyot sent his messenger with a letter to Avanti
The messenger came to Avanti and gave the letter to Udayan who asked prime minister Yogandharayan to read it
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Yogandharayan read the letter and said
Sire, it
calls for private consultation.
The ministers advised
Udayan and Vasavadatta

Moreover, it is disrespectful for our king to go and give a recital in some other kingdom.
In the private chamber Yogandharayan said
The king of Avanti is a friend and relative. There should be no objection in going there.
Sire, the court of Avanti desires your unique Veena recital and for that it has respectfully invited you to Avanti.
Yes, Chandapradyot is a relative but then he is extremely cunning as well. A wounded snake is never reliable. This could be some conspiracy.
After hearing all these comments Udayan said
Prime minister, please send a suitable reply.
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Next day the prime minister wrote a reply and gave it to the messenger who returned to Ujjayini and gave the letter to Chandapradyot.
Greetings to the respected king of Avanti. It is a matter of great joy to get your cordial invitation. However, we regret that as our king is preoccupied
with important state matters he is unable to accept your instructions. Please excuse us.
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He at once called his minister of secret affairs and said

Sire, if you say so we can make impossible possible. This is a nothing.
Reading the letter, Chandapradyot's face turned red with anger
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I want Udayan in Avanti by force or by connivance.
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The minister prepared a plan and presented before Chandapradyot
Sire, tomorrow I will put skilled artisan on the job. The work will be done within four months.
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A pet lamb makes a cross ram. All right, Chandapradyot knows how to get what he wants.
Indeed, it is a brilliant plan. Launch it at once.

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Udayan and Vasavadatta Next morning the minister called Working day and night the artisans made a wonderful artisans and explained his plan- mechanized elephant. The minister brought Chandapradyot
to the workshop. Suddenly a white elephant came and We want to stood before the king. Chandapradyot was taken aback. make a mechanized white coloured
What is this? elephant
A white elephant in
our state ?
The minister laughedSire, this is not a real elephant. It is made of wood and is driven mechanically. The driver sitting inside
controls all its movements including
walking, turning, jumping, moving its | head, and even trumpeting. Look here.
The moment the minister clapped, a door opened in the belly and guards came out.
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Chandapradyot was stunned.
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Wow! What a wonderful mechanical elephant !
Udayan and Vasavadatta Sire, riding this very elephant king Udayan of Vatsa will
himself come before you.
The minister explained his plan.
KAUSHAMBI: A MONTH LATER, One day some aborigines came to king Udayan's court
Sire, on the border for some days a white
Sire it is destroying elephant is creating
the standing crops in our
farms. havoc in the jungles
on the border.
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Can't you capture it?
Sire, it is a huge and ferocious elephant. We are unable to capture it. Kindly save
us from this disaster.
All right. Stop worrying. I will capture it and bring it to the stables in Avanti.
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Udayan said to his assistant
Vasantak, take my Ghoshvati Veena and come along. We have to subdue an elephant.
Why do you worry then?
Udayan and Vasavadatta

But, sire, there are times when a mad elephant turns extremely dangerous. Therefore you should take some soldiers along.
Udayan laughed
Please wait, sire. We do believe that your Veena has the power to subdue mad elephants with its melody, but....
Look Vasantak, the mad elephant.
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Udayan rode his white horse. Vasantak followed on horse back with reigns in one hand and the Veena in the other. Behind him came two armed guards. When he reached the borders of Kaushambi he saw a white elephant jumping and trumpeting in a dense jungle of bamboo and banana trees.
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Rest assured. My Veena can control elephants that cannot be subdued by an army. Moreover, it is my hobby to play with elephants. I will return soon.
Sire, it looks like Airavat, the elephant of Indra, the king of gods, has landed on the earth.

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Udayan and Vasavadatta Udayan took the Veena from Vasantak and started playing.
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he When the elephant saw Udayan it trumpeted and ran in the opposite direction.
Udayan pursued the elephant deeper into the jungle. Finding a place to hide, he started playing Veena. The elephant stopped.
Vasantak, it seems that the melody
has cast a spell on the elephant. Let's go
near and see.
As soon as Udayan came near the elephant, its belly opened and soldiers rushed out.
What? A wooden elephant! A big fraud. A treacherous act.
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Udayan and Vasavadatta The soldiers drew their Apprehending me
You are no swordsthis way, where do
prisoner. You are Your Highness, please you want to take me?
the guest of the don't try to escape.
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King of Avanti....?
The soldiers took Udayan inside the elephant and brought him to Chandapradyot in Ujjayini. Udayan said,
beg your pardon, son. I had invited
Uncle, 1 you but you consider you refused to come. to be my foster That is why I had father. Why this
to do this. fraud with me ? DOS
Son, when my summon failed! was forced to resort to deceit.
But why? What for?
Udayan, I have a daughter,
Vasavadatta. She is very
sentimental but stubborn. Unfortunately she is blind in one eye*. She is bent upon learning to play Veena and there is no better
exponent of Veena than you.
Your daughter is blind in one
eye ?
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Yes, that is why I want to see her happy always. Please teach her Gandharva Vidya.
That is all I request for.
Udayan and Vasavadatta
Getting yes from Udayan, Chandapradyot came All right
to Vasavadattar uncle. As
Daughter, your you say.
music lessons have been arranged for. Udayan of
Vatsa is here. But....
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But what, father?
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Daughter, fate has strange ways. The best exponent of Veena in India is a leper. Leprosy is eating
up his neck.
Yes daughter, this is the irony of fate. He is shy of facing women. That is why I have hung a black curtain between your
and his seat. He will be free of any hesitation and you will be prevented
from any contamination.
What? The king of Vatsa,
a leper ?
Next day Vasavadatta's training commenced. From behind the curtain Udayan taught her various compositions. The training sessions were of three hour duration each day.
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Udayan and Vasavadatta One day Udayan was giving lessons on some divine composition.
Princess the fifth string of the Veena is loose. The note
does not have the right tone.
Udayan said with irritation
Why this striking beauty was said to be one-eyed?
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Hey one-eyed princess, can't you see the strings? Be attentive in your practice.
Vasavadatta tightened the string, but she was still missing the proper rendering again and again.
Udayan realized that this too was a part of Chandapradyot's conspiracy. He at once drew the curtain apart. He came face to face with Vasavadatta and was stunned by her beauty.
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Being called one-eyed, Vasavadatta got angry
You leper, you could not appreciate the beauty of my deep blue eyes, is that why you call me one-eyed?
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Oh! He is
an Adonis and not
a leper.
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Udayan and Vasavadatta
Both stared at each other for quiet some time.
O divine beauty, this veil of confusion between us is the work of your
father. Is it not?
Arya*, what he feared has happened. Isn't it?
JUODOOT
Gradually the attraction between the two increased and one day Udayan said,
Arya, my father will never let us meet. Therefore you will have to take some step.
All right, you arrange for a fast moving she-elephant.
will do the rest.
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O dear, now that we love each other how long can
we remain apart?
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A few days later Vasantak, in disguise, came to meet Udayan. Vasantak, you! Here? Sire, prime minister
Yogandharayan is also here. He is making plans
for your release.
Vasantak, princess Vasavadatta will accompany me to Kaushambi. Tell the prime minister
to make arrangements.
# A term of address for highborn.
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Vasantak informed the prime minister
Minister Sir, The princess loves Udayan. She will also
accompany the king.
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Great! Eye for an eye. Chandapradyot kidnapped our king but we will take his daughter
openly and after announcement.
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The very next day Yogandharayan, disguised as a mad man, started roaming around the markets of Ujjayini. With disheveled hair and torn clothes, he cried and shouted loudly
Talking nonsense. Go I am minister Yogandharayan Brother, he is possessed away. Do your work. of Kaushambi. Chandapradyot has
by some ghost kidnapped my king. I am taking
away his princess. D He is mentally deranged.
One day Chandapradyot was riding an elephant and passing through the market. Yogandharayan blocked the way and uttered with a loud laughter
Appears to Listen to me, I am prime
be a mad man. minister Yogandharayan.
Under some spell. This Chandapradyot has
Whip him twice kidnapped my king. I will free
and let go. him and take him back along with princess Vasavadatta.
Ha .... Ha .... Ha ....
The mad man spat and went away laughing.
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Udayan and Vasavadatta One day elephant Analgiri became mad. He broke chains and poles and came to the main road to create havoc.
Guards informed the king who asked Abhaya | The king asked UdayanKumar
Sire, now Abhaya# what to do? Please Son, it is in your
the princess Sire, the tell how to pacify the elephant. hands to save the people. Thas also become serene musical
I will be indebted. Please an expert. We will notes from Udayan's
pacify theelephant.
play Veena Veena will pacify the
jointly. elephant.
Lone
Udayan and Vasavadatta rode an elephant and started playing Veena. When the mad elephant heard the music it stopped where it stood.
Great! What a magic in music of veena,
The elephant keepers took the elephant to the yard and
chained it. # As part of his revenge, Chandapradyot had also kidnapped Abhaya Kumar and detained him in
Ujjayini but with due honour.

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Udayan and Vasavadatta Chandapradot said to Son. I had only
Udayan came to Vasavadatta, Udayan
told her everything heard about the miracle of your
and added. divine Veena, but today I have witnessed it. I am exhilarated.
Dear, we Please favour the people
should not miss this of Ujjayini with the divine opportunity. The king music of your Veena and is preparing for a enchant them.
concert and we should prepare to leave for
Kaushambi... As you say, sire.
Yes, Arya. This
is the right moment.
In the evening Udayan met Vasantak behind the
Vasavadatta said to her friend Kanchanmala
Mala, make necessary preparations. We
have to leave before morning.
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Vasantak. Keep the fast she-elephant ready. We will leave just before dawn.
Next morning, just before dawn, Vasantak arrived at the rear of the palace. Udayan also came with his Veena. Vasavadatta also arrived with Kanchanmala.
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Udayan and Vasavadatta When he came near the elephant, Udayan asked
Vasantak, Sire, they contain urine why these of she-elephants. four pitchers This is the only are tied on the
way to stop back of the
elephant elephant ?
Analgiri
in its tracks.
Mad man. He has again started his act.
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When they rode the elephant and started their journey, Yogandharayan started shouting from a distance
See people of Ujjayini, Udayan is:
going away with Vasavadatta. I dare you to stop them.
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The news was sent to But when the she-elephant reached the jungle at the border, some guards
the king at once recognized Udayan and Vasavadatta.
Sire, the What? What
princess is going a treachery! Oh! This is
towards Avanti, My own our princess
riding an elephant daughter has and Udayan.
with Udayan. deceived
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Udayan and Vasavadatta On orders of Chandapradyot, some soldiers, riding elephant Analgiri, chased Udayan. Udayan looked back
Oh! Analgiri is
Sire, throw charging.
one pitcher on
the path.
Udayan picked a pitcher and threw it down. When Analgiri came near the broken pitcher it stopped and sniffed. It became a little excited.
I am sure the pitcher was full of urine of a she-elephant. The smell excites Analgiri and it searches around
for her.
Why the elephant
has stopped ?
Goading with his lance, the elephant driver again made it run. After a few hours Udayan saw Analgiri closing in. He threw another pitcher.
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Udayan and Vasavadatta Analgiri once again stopped near the broken With great difficulty the driver again goaded it to pitcher and trumpeted.
run. After covering about 100 miles, it again caught up with Udayan who once again threw a pitcher.
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At last the fourth pitcher was also thrown.
By evening the fast she-elephant entered the area of Kaushambi. Chandapradyot's soldiers were left behind.
Oh! They have entered the Kaushambi area. We should return and inform
our king.
The running elephant was so exhausted that it fell dead as soon as it entered Kaushambi.
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Oh ! The poor thing brought us safe at the cost
of its life.
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Udayan and Vasavadatta Riding another elephant Udayan and his companions entered the city.
When the soldiers told their story to Chandapradyot he uttered in anger
This is a trick played by that rascal Yogandharayan. He has made fool of us. Prepare the army to attack Kaushambi.
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Sire, a father's happiness lies in that of his daughter. Moreover, you have got a talented and brave son-in-law without making any effort.
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Udayan and Vasavadatta Persuaded by all, Chandapradyot calmed down. He instructed his state priest
Okay, what you all say is correct
However, had given my daughter
in marriage, it would have added
to my joy.
Please prepare to leave for Kaushambi
with gifts for my daughter and son-in-law.
Two days later Yogandharayan also returned to Kaushambi.
Kaushambi started preparing for the marriage ceremony of Udayan and Vasavadatta. At that time the state priest from Ujjayini also arrived.
Come, prime minister, I was waiting for you.
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May the
king be victorious
Hail king Udayan.
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Vasavadatta touched the feet of the priest.
On behalf of king Chandapradyot of Ujjayini I convey best wishes for a happy married life to athe new couple.,
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At that moment the state gardener came and informed
Udayan and Vasavadatta
The king of Ujjayini has sent these gifts for his daughter. Please accept these.,

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Shraman Bhagavan Mahavir is arriving in the garden, of Kaushambi.
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Udayan and Vasavadatta Next day with their large army Udayan and Vasavadatta went to pay homage to Bhagavan Mahavir and listened to his sermons. After the discourse Udayan requested
Prabhu, I want to pay homage to my mother Mahasati Mrigavati.
Son, your mother is with Arya Chandanbala in another garden. She has become omniscient. You can pay homage to her there.
Udayan and Vasavadatta both went to pay homage to ascetic Mrigavati. Also present there were other sadhvis [female ascetics] including Angaravati, the mother of Vasavadatta. After paying homage they took religious teachings from them. Adapting their life to these teachings and practising the religion of the Jinas, they made their life meritorious.

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101 Reasons Why I'm A Vegetarian
contd.
16. So called "redskins" are those chickens
which, on the conveyer belt to their deaths, missed not only the brine-filled electrified stunning trough, but the knife that was to cut their throats. Their deaths occurred in the scald tank where feathers are loosened before plucking. Piles of them are thrown
aside every day. 17. Chicken feed today is routinely laced with
hormones and antibiotics. Only by maintaining the birds on drugs, a practice which began about mid-century, is agribusiness allowed the luxury and efficiency of massive flocks and intensive confinement. Today's medicated feed also pumps out market weight birds in half the time
from two-thirds the feed of 50 years ago. 18. Meat-centered diets are linked to many kinds
of cancer, most notably cancer of the colon, breast, cervix, uterus, ovary, prostate, and
lung. 19. Livestock in the U.S. produce 20 times the
excrement of the entire U.S.population. Since farm animals today spend much or all of their in factory sheds or feedlots, their waste no longer serves to fertilize pastures a little at a time. Eighty-two tons of waste per week is produced in a hen house of 60,000 birds; it will be carted away by the truckload. The livestock operator may properly store, disperse or degrade animal waste. Or he may simply flush it away, dangerously raising ammonia and nitrate levels in our drinking water. Becoming a vegetarian does more to clean up our nation's water than any other
single action. 20. The human intestine is not designed to digest
meat. Where a natural carnivore's bowel is relatively short (3 times the length of its body) and smooth inside, a human's bowel is 12 times the length of the body and deeply twisted and puckered. Having no fiber of its
own, meat quite arduously inches itself through the long convoluted human digestive tract. Before it gets to the end it has become
putrid and toxic to the body. 21. In the words of John Robbins, author of Diet
for a New America, a dairy cow living in today's modern milk factory "is bred, fed, medicated, inseminated and manipulated to a single purpose-maximum milk production at minimum cost." She lives with an unnaturally swelled up and sensitive udder, is kept inside a stall her entire life, is milked up to 3 times a day, and is kept pregnant nearly all of the time with her young taken from her almost immediately after birth. "Contented" is the characteristic most often attributed to the cow. However, cows in factories are fed tranquilizers to calm their
frazzled nerves. 22. Calorie for calorie, spinach has 14 times the
iron of sirloin steak. Iron requires vitamin C for absorption, of which animal products are
totally deficient. 23. Male cattle in the beef industry are castrated
to make them more docile. Castration also promotes a fattier (more profitable) animal. Castration can be done radically, all at once, or over a longer period of time with a ring, causing the testicles to eventually fall away.
Anesthetics are rarely used. 24. The typical egg factory may hold 80,000
hens per warehouse. It is not unusual in the factory farm for 4 or 5 layer hens to be squeezed into a 12" x 18" cage. It is standard procedure for poultry producers to de-beak their chicks with hot-knife machines. Debeaking prevents most of the harm from the crazed pecking the birds will inflict upon one another in response to their intense
confinement. 25. The National Cancer Research Institute
found that women who eat meat on a daily basis are almost 4 times more likely to get

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breast cancer than those women who eat
little or no meat. 26. Today's milk factory may have one worker
tending 800 calves in 45 minutes, a job in the barnyard of old which would have taken several workers an entire day. According to Peter Singer, author of Animal Liberation, "Cows are sensitive creatures who naturally
develop strong bonds with their caretakers.” 27. At the expense of their own hungry
populations, exporters in poor countries will produce luxury foods such as meat for sale to rich countries. Meat is much more profitable to produce than subsistence crops
of rice, beans and vegetables. 28. The 1.28 billion cattle in the world are
responsible for 12% of the methane emissions into the atmosphere. Methane is one of the four greenhouse gasses contributing to the environmental trend toward "global warming." One methane molecule traps 25 time more solar heat than
one molecule of carbon dioxide. 29. Pigs in today's factory indoor facilities are
likely to be stacked two and three decks high, each solitarily imprisoned in a bin. For their entire lives they will live in space just big enough to fit in. They stand on metal or concrete slats which will painfully cripple the
legs of half of them before slaughter. 30. The milk from a nursing woman who eats a
diet rich in animal sources is so high in toxic substances that were it to be sold across state lines would be subject to confiscation
and destruction by the FDA. 31. Two hundred years ago, American cropland
had topsoil that averaged 21 inches in depth. Today, only about 6 inches remain. Every year in the U.S. an area the size of Connecticut is lost to topsoil erosion—85%
of this erosion is associated with livestock
production 32. Fish are living magnets for toxic chemicals.
According to Consumer Reports (Feb., 92), a notable incidence of unacceptable levels of PCB's and mercury were found in certain species of fish that were tested. Ingesting PCB's is considered a chief reason for the sperm count among American men to be 70% of what it was 30 years ago. Today, half
the world's fish catch is fed to cattle. 33. Drug addicted animals in our factory sheds
are supposed to have their drug intakes stopped at a certain interval before slaughter. Withdrawal schedules, however, are not always properly followed, if at all. Troughs of old, drug-laden feed may not be cleaned away when withdrawal should begin. Also, since animals are often fed animal waste and flesh, drug and pesticide residues continue
to be recycled. 34. The common cold, as well as allergies to
dust, cats and pollen, are more likely to go away when milk is taken out of the diet. No other mammal in nature drinks milk after weaning, nor drinks the milk of other species,
as do humans. 35. USDA meat inspection today is virtually non
existent in several of the giant meat packing plants. A new inspection process approved of during the "deregulation 1980's" nearly eliminates the role of the federal meat inspector. Dubbed S.I.S. (Streamlined Inspection System), this unprecedented inspection process speeds on-line production by up to 40%. Sometimes as few as 3 out of 1,000 carcasses are checked. Federal inspectors are not allowed to stop the assembly line if a problem is sighted. They may only complain.
To be contd....
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VNNVVVVVVVVVV GODS BESEACHING BHAGAVAN MAHAVIRA TO ESTABLISH THE RELIGIOUS ORDER Prince Vardhamana led a very simple and disciplined life for one year. When he realised that he had now exactly one more year of a householder's life left, he undertook very severe and rigid austerities. If one wishes to lead the whole world and guide it along the proper path, then one must be equipped with omniscience and perfect code of conduct. Prince Vardhamana was accordingly trying to equip himself for the spiritual leadership of the universe. Just at this juncture, nine Lokantika gods approach him, bow down to him and hail and greet him. They are seen here requesting and entreating him to establish a religious order that will save all creatures and lead them to eternal bliss and salvation.