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Giving his kingdom to Gunapala, he took sannyasa near the Vidyaadhara Muni Ratishena. ||243|| The fifth son, Kubera Priya, was appointed to his position, and the other sons, along with him, took diksha, desiring liberation. ||244|| Having thus narrated the story of her husband, Priya Datta, with the knowledge that had arisen within her, renounced her household life and gave her daughter Kubera Shri to King Gunapala. She herself, following the teachings of Prabhavati, took diksha. ||245-246|| Once, Muni Hiranyavarma, for seven days, performed pratima yoga in the cremation ground. All the people of the city went to pay their respects to him. After paying their respects and narrating the stories of his past lives, they returned to the city. A thief, hearing the story from Priya Datta's maid, felt anger towards the Muni. Due to that anger, he experienced vibhangavadhi, and through that vibhangavadhi, he learned about the Muni's past lives. Although the Muni was performing pratima yoga in a separate place, and Prabhavati was also in a separate place, the thief, with the desire to accumulate sin, brought them together and placed them on the same pyre to burn them. They both endured the suffering with pure results and were born in heaven. What is not possible through forgiveness? When Suvarna Varma learned of this, he vowed to punish the thief. He vowed to kill him. Hiranyavarma and Prabhavati, who were residing in heaven, learned of this vow through their knowledge of the future. They quickly took the form of sannyasis and went to their son. With compassion, they accepted him.