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Chapter 3: Stories
255. Hearing the description of the six individuals by Ksullaka, the people of the assembly laughed and said, "This woman-led man has the qualities of all six men, so don't ask him." Vishnu Mitra said, "I am not like these six men, so you may ask." At his insistence, Ksullaka said, "Give me sevai filled with ghee and jaggery in a vessel." Vishnu Mitra said, "I will give you sevai as you wish." Then Vishnu Mitra took Ksullaka to his house. Upon reaching the door of the house, Ksullaka said, "I had come to your house before, but your wife had vowed that she would not give me anything, so do whatever you think is right." Upon hearing this, Vishnu Mitra said, "If that is the case, then you wait outside for a while, I will call you myself."
Vishnu Mitra entered the house. He asked his wife, "Have you cooked the sevai?" "Have you added ghee and jaggery to it?" His wife said, "I have completed all the work." Vishnu Mitra looked at the jaggery and said, "This jaggery is a little less, this much jaggery will not be enough, so climb the male and bring more jaggery, so that I can feed the Brahmins." Hearing her husband's words, she climbed the male through the Nishreni. As soon as she climbed, Vishnu Mitra removed the Nishreni from there. Vishnu Mitra called Ksullaka and gave him a vessel full of sevai. After that, he started giving ghee and jaggery, etc. Meanwhile, Sulochana was eager to get down from the male with the jaggery, but she did not see the Nishreni there. She was surprised and saw Ksullaka being given sevai with ghee and jaggery, and thought that I have been defeated by this Ksullaka, so she shouted from above, "Don't give this Ksullaka anything." Ksullaka also looked at her and put his finger on his nose, indicating that I have poured into your nasal cavity. Ksullaka took the vessel of sevai with ghee and jaggery and went to his shelter. (This is an example of Manapinda). 38. Mayapinda: Ashadhabhuti Katha
King Simharath ruled in the city of Rajgriha. There were two daughters of a jester named Vishwakarma. They were very beautiful and had well-proportioned bodies. Once, while touring the villages, Acharya Dharmaruchi came there. One of his inner disciples was named Ashadhabhuti. While wandering for alms, he entered the house of Vishwakarma the jester. There he received special modak. As Ashadhabhuti Muni came out of the jester's house, he thought, "This modak is for the Acharya, so I will change my form and get a modak for myself." He made himself look like a blind Muni with his eyes and got another modak. After coming out, he thought again, "This will be for the Upadhyaya," so he again made himself look like a hunchback and entered the jester's house. After receiving the third modak, the Muni thought that this would be for the Singhare Muni, so
1. Nishita Churni (p. 420) mentions the name Indradatt, Pimprati p. 58-60. 2. Ga. 219/1-8, Vr. p. 134-136, Nibha 4446-53, Chu. p. 419-421, Jibha 1395-97.