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## The Fifty-Seventh Chapter
I
Sri Nagadatta, having contemplated the *Bhavayajna* mantra, then took the *Padmalata* maiden and the wealth accumulated by his father. || 133 ||
His brothers, Nakula and Sahadeva, with the rope used for pulling, pulled the *Padmalata* maiden and the wealth onto the ship. || 134 ||
With wicked intentions, they did not give the rope to Nagadatta and went to their own city. It is only natural for heirs to take advantage of any opportunity. || 135 ||
Seeing them, Nagadatta also went with his younger brothers. The king and the people, with suspicion, asked, "Where is Nagadatta?" || 136 ||
They replied, "He went with us, but then he went somewhere else. We don't know where he is." Thus, they concealed the fact that Nagadatta had left them. || 137 ||
Sri Nagadatta's mother, with a troubled mind, went to the *Shiladara* Guru and asked about her son. || 138 ||
Seeing her distress, the Muni, with a compassionate heart, reassured her, "Don't worry, your son will return soon without any obstacles." || 139 ||
The Muni, with the eyes of knowledge, gave her this assurance. Meanwhile, Nagadatta, seeing a Jain temple, circumambulated it and thought, "I will sit here." He entered the temple, performed the prescribed *stotra*, and sat there lost in thought. || 140 ||
At that time, a Jain *Vidhyadhara*, knowing Nagadatta's true nature, saw him and, taking him with his wealth, brought him to the middle of the island, to a beautiful forest called *Manohara*. || 142 ||
He settled Nagadatta there comfortably and, with great respect, asked him about his well-being. Then, he went to his desired place. This is the nature of the devotion to Dharma of the virtuous. || 143 ||
Near that *Manohara* forest, in the village of *Nandigrama*, Nagadatta's younger sister lived. He went there, deposited his wealth with her, and stayed there comfortably. || 144 ||
Later, his sister's father-in-law and others, with great affection, came to Nagadatta and said, "O Kumar! The merchant wants to take the newly arrived maiden for his son, Nakula. He has called all of us. But we are poor and cannot go there empty-handed. How can we go there and be accepted?" They were very worried. || 145 ||
Nagadatta said, "We have all become poor today." Hearing this, he took out some precious jewels from his treasure trove and said, "This is the result of my past karma. It is a special manifestation of my past deeds." Thus, Nagadatta, by contemplating the *Pancha-Nama-Skara* mantra, attained the *Vidhyadhara* heaven. || 146 ||