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Chapter:-2 Collection of Examples
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41. The story of Shri Vajra Bahu in the Shri Trishatisalaaka Purusha Charitra, a story of humor. And in the city of Mithila, in the Hari Vamsa dynasty, there was a king named Vasavaketu. His beloved wife was Vipula. ||1|| They had a son named Janaka, who was famous throughout the land. He was like the father of the people. ||2|| And in the city of Ayodhya, in the Ikshvaku dynasty, which is a part of the Aditya dynasty, ||3|| after many kings had attained liberation, and many had gone to heaven, ||4|| after an uncountable number of twenty, a king named Vijaya was born. His beloved wife was Himachula. They had two sons, Vajra Bahu and Purandara. ||5|| And in the city of Abhinagapura, there was a king named Bhavahana. His wife was Chudamani, and their daughter was Manorama. ||6|| Vajra Bahu, having reached his youth, married her. He was like a bright ray of light, like the Rohini star. ||7|| With devotion, he took Manorama with him, accompanied by his friend Udayasundara. He set out for his own city. ||8|| As he was going, he saw a great being, radiating with the light of his austerities. He was like the sun rising from the Vasant mountain, or the Udayachala mountain. ||9|| He saw a great sage named Gunasagara, who was engaged in austerities, like a father who is looking after his child. ||10|| Pair. || Seeing him, Vajra Bahu was filled with joy, like a peacock seeing a cloud. He stopped his chariot and said, ||11|| "Oh, what a great soul this is! He is a venerable sage. He is like a wish-fulfilling gem, seen by me through great merit." ||12|| Udayasundara said, "My dear prince, what do you want? Do you want to become an ascetic?" Vajra Bahu replied, "My mind is set on it." ||13|| Udayasundara said, "If you have the desire, then don't delay. I will be your companion." ||14|| The prince replied, like the ocean, "Don't abandon this agreement, my friend. I will also be yours." ||15|| The prince, as if overcoming the delusion of his chariot, climbed down and went to the Vasant mountain, accompanied by Udayasundara and others. ||16|| Vajra Bahu then said to Bhavahana's son, "My friend, don't make me an ascetic today. This is not a joke." ||17|| "We were joking. What is the fault in that? Joking is not always true, like a white song." ||18|| "You will be my helper in all my troubles. Don't abandon our family's desires, even in this difficult situation." ||19|| "The auspicious bangle is still on your hand. How can you suddenly abandon the fruits of marriage and enjoyment?" ||20|| "Manorama, deprived of the enjoyment of worldly pleasures, will live like a blade of grass, abandoned by you." ||21|| Vajra Bahu then said to Udayasundara, "My dear friend, the fruit of a mortal birth is the virtue of character." ||22|| "Even our joking was based on truth, like the pearls in the ocean, which are like the stars and the clouds." ||23|| "If your sister is noble, she will accept this asceticism. If not, then