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## The Twenty-ninth Chapter
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The excellent Muni-Rajas, having received alms in their hand-held bowls from other houses, consumed them only for the sustenance of their bodies. ||14||
On one day, when the sun was in the middle of the sky, those great, peaceful Muni-Rajas, looking at the measure of the earth, entered the city of Ayodhya. ||15||
With the intention of receiving pure alms, and with their long arms hanging down, those Muni-Rajas, following the proper procedure, reached the house of the Arha-Hatta Seth. ||16||
Seeing those Muni-Rajas, the Arha-Hatta Seth, without any confusion, started thinking: "Where is this rainy season, and where is this conduct of the Muni-Rajas?" ||17||
In the caves of the Prag-Bhar mountain, on the banks of the river, at the roots of trees, in empty houses, in the Jinalaya, and in other places, wherever the Muni-Rajas are situated, those Muni-Rajas, who possess excellent conduct, do not wander around without completing the year-long vow, thus negating the time. ||18-19||
But these Muni-Rajas are contradicting the meaning of the Agamas, they are devoid of knowledge, they are without teachers, and they are corrupt in their conduct. Therefore, they are wandering around here at this time. ||20||
Although those Muni-Rajas had arrived at an inappropriate time, the daughter-in-law of the Arha-Hatta Seth, who was devoted and receptive to their intentions, satisfied them by offering them food. ||21||
After taking food, they went to the temple of the Arhant Bhagavan, which was filled with Muni-Rajas of pure and virtuous conduct, where the image of Sri Muni-Suvrat Bhagavan, who brings joy to the three worlds, was enshrined. ||22||
Then, the Sri Dhuti-Bhattaraka, who was present in the temple, saw those excellent Muni-Rajas, who were walking four angulas above the earth, possessing supernatural powers. ||23||
Those Muni-Rajas, with great faith, entered the Jinalaya on foot, and the Dhuti-Bhattaraka, standing up, worshipped them according to the proper procedure, including bowing down. ||24||
Knowing that "our Acharya is eager to worship whoever he wants," the disciples of the Dhuti-Bhattaraka thought of criticizing those seven Rishis. ||25||
After that, those seven Rishis, who were devoted to proper praise, worshipped the Jinendra Bhagavan, and then flew back to their own place through the sky. ||26||
Knowing that those Muni-Rajas were Charana-Shramanas, the other Muni-Rajas, who were disciples of the Dhuti-Bhattaraka, became filled with good thoughts, thinking about their own criticism. ||27||
They were performing the Parana. ||13||
1. Shalinah M.
2. Nandanam M.
Vandanam Kh.
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