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## Chapter 196: The Scattering of the Eager Rejection
She went and told Subhadra, who immediately informed her beloved. Her father himself also reproached his son-in-law.
He said to his son, "My dear, this is not right what you have done. Go back now, do not disobey my words."
"Even if the ocean were to be set on fire, I would rather jump into it," he said, "but I will never go to her house, father."
Sagaradatta heard this from within his house. He went home and told the disheartened girl, "My dear, Sagar has completely renounced you. Do not be sad, another husband will be found for you."
She saw a mendicant, wearing only a loincloth, surrounded by flies, standing by the window.
She called him, bathed him with fragrant water, anointed him with sandalwood, and dressed him in divine garments.
She said, "This girl, my daughter, has been given to you. Enjoy my prosperous Lakshmi, live happily with her."
He was told this and entered the house with her at night. He considered the touch of her body like the heat of fire to himself.
He suddenly got up, took his own clothes, and fled. Seeing her weeping, her father said, "My dear, this is the result of your previous actions, not any other reason. Now, stay here in my house, with a peaceful mind, and accept the gifts given to you."
She stayed there, devoted to Dharma. The next day, some cowherdesses came to her house.
She received them with pure food and drink, and with devotion, she listened to Dharma from their mouths. She renounced the world and took vows.
She performed austerities, such as the fourth, sixth, and eighth, and lived with the Aryikas.
One day, the Aryikas said to her, "We will build a shelter for you. There is a beautiful garden with a good location, bathed in sunlight."
She replied to them, "It is not appropriate for a virtuous woman to have a shelter outside the house."
Ignoring their words, she went into the forest. As she began to expose herself to the sun, she saw a woman named Devadatta, a courtesan, who had come there.
Seeing her, she thought, "This is the cause. I will become like the wife of the five senses through this austerity."
She thought, "I will maintain bodily purity and other virtues, moment by moment. The Aryikas will try to stop me, but I will not heed them."
She thought, "I was once highly respected by the Aryikas. Now they despise me, a mendicant."
Thinking this, she left and lived in a different place. She observed her vows for a long time, living freely.