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In chapter 1, apart from the poet's self introduction, the reference to his guru and to his patron, and the beginning of the story itself, the description of the Śaiva ascetic met by king Maridatta of Rajapura is also missing due to the lack of folio 6.
From the series of parallel rebirths of Yasodhara and his mother Candramati, narrated in chapter 3, only the first one is found here: Yasodhara is first reborn as a peacock, and Candramati as a dog. The London manuscript ends with the episode where the peacock (alias Yasodhara) discovers his former wife, Amṛtamati, having pleasure with her paramour (maim dimmhi ... sā mahilā jārem sahum kīlantī pāvini dūmmhā khalā, 3.5). Infuriated with jealousy, he attacks them both striking with beak and nails. As a result, the man breaks one of his legs:
muha-Gaha-camcu paharehim jā maim vihu haṇiu tā kamtai paya-bhamgu majjhu nivasam janiu | People shout and say that the bird should be caught:
puņu pukkäri vihu mmhie lehu lehu bhaniu |
tā haum dīņu paGammhau maim maranau muniu | ghatta || (3.5)
The page ends:
... | 5 sairini pukkāra-raveņa tammhu
tamhāu rāya haum jhatti Gammhu
rai-bhavaṇāruhi vi javena dhasiu
nam niva mandira si || (= beginning of 3.6).
4. Raidhu's version of the story
The story of Yasodhara is one of the most important Jain tales and has been passed down through the centuries in all the languages Jains have used. It is a good representative of religious teaching in narrative form - dharmakatha. Its importance comes from the fact that it shows very clearly
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