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Chapter Thirty-Four: Having met the Muni, they heard the two-fold Dharma and, gathering the Anuvratas, they attained the status of Shravaka. ||145|| Not adhering to the Dharma, yet imbued with the feeling of Samyak Darshan, they, in due time, attained the Dharma of their time, and became residents of Saudharma. ||146|| Their parents, not having faith in the Jain Dharma, were deluded by Mithyatva and, upon death, became wanderers on the path of the evil realms. ||147|| The beings, Agnibhuti and Vayubhuti, who had become Devas in Saudharma heaven, having enjoyed the pleasures of heaven, fell from there and were born as sons of Dharini, the wife of the wealthy merchant, Samudradatt, who resided in Ayodhya. ||148|| The elder son was named Purnabhadra and the younger son was named Manibhadra. In this cycle, too, both of them did not violate Samyaktv, and both were devoted to the Jin-Shasana. ||149|| In due time, their father, the king of Ayodhya, and other noble beings, having heard the Dharma from the Guru, Mahendrasena, took Jin-Diksha. ||150|| Once, Purnabhadra and Manibhadra, riding in a chariot, were going from the city for Muni Puja, when they saw a Chandala and a dog and felt affection for them. ||151|| Going to the Muni Raja, they bowed to him with devotion. Then, filled with wonder, they asked, "O Master! Why did we feel affection for the dog and the Chandala?" ||152|| The Muni Raja, who knew the state of the three worlds through Avadhigyan, said, "Your parents in the Brahman birth were these dog and Chandala. Therefore, you feel affection for them due to your past birth." ||153|| Hearing this, and bowing to the Muni Raja, the two brothers went to the dog and the Chandala. There, they preached Dharma to them and told them the story of their past birth, which calmed them both. ||154|| The Chandala, becoming detached from the world, renounced his lowliness and gave up all four types of food. He took a month's renunciation, died, and became a Deva in the Nandishwar island. ||155|| The dog was born as the daughter of the king in the same city. The princess's Swayamvara was taking place. At the time when she was standing in the Swayamvara, the aforementioned Nandishwar Deva...