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Shatrughna's Purvajanma
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they did not accept his entreaty. They said, “We do not as a matter of principle, receive food from kings.”
"Revered lords ! You have bestowed a great benefaction upon me and my kingdom. Your extraordinary spiritual powers freed my people from the calamity caused by Chamarendhra. Therefore you revered benefactors! I entreat you to remain here always. I entreat you to remain at Mathura.”
But the munis did not remain at Mathura. While leaving Mathura they said to Shatrughna, “Oh king, let a Jin image be installed in every house and
of Ayodhya. If that is done no calamities or pestilences can descend on the city."
In accordance with the commands of the seven munis Shatrughna erected the images of the Jin and the images of the sages around the mountain near Mathura.
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