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## Chapter Sixty-Four
795. Though Jinadatta, the younger brother, married her, he kept her at a distance due to the foul smell. ||12||
The young woman, blaming herself, observed a fast and with great devotion fed Ksanti, an Aryika, accompanied by many other Aryikas. ||122||
Saluting Ksanti, she asked, "O Aryika, why are these two beautiful Aryikas engaged in such difficult austerities?" ||123||
Moved by compassion, Ksanti, in response to her question, explained the reason for the austerities of those two Aryikas to the young woman. ||124||
"Listen, O young woman, these two beautiful young women are engaged in austerities for this reason..." ||125||
"In a previous birth, they were Vimala and Suprabha, the celestial queens of the Saudharma heaven." ||126||
"While on a pilgrimage to Mount Nandishvara for the worship of the Jina, they became detached from the world and thought, 'If we attain human birth, we will perform great austerities, such austerities that will eliminate the suffering associated with womanhood.'" ||127-128||
"Making this vow, they fell from heaven and were born as the daughters of King Srishena of Ayodhya, named Harishena, the elder, and Srishena, the younger, by his wife, Shrikantā. In due time, both of them became beautiful and adorned with the splendor of youth." ||129-130||
"When their Swayamvara was being arranged, they remembered their previous birth and their vow. Abandoning their families, they immediately embraced austerities." ||131||
Hearing the words of Ksanti, the young woman also became detached and, terrified of the world, took initiation from her. ||132||
She spent her time in austerities with other ascetics. Her body became emaciated through the practice of austerities, conducted in accordance with the principles and the time. ||133||