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After enjoying the lunch, Udayan brought 3,00,000 gold coins and put them in front of Chachdev and said , "Sir, please also consider me as your son and listen to my request. This child can develop a thousand times more under the care of the Acharya. He is a great saint with foresight and he sees this child as a great Acharya who will spread the name and fame of Jina-Shasan along with that of your family."
Chachdev was overwhelmingly pleased with the explanation offered by Udayan and he handed over the child willingly to the Acharya. He did not accept a single gold coin even though Udayan insisted, but said, "Sir, my son cannot be evaluated by this external wealth. This wealth is futile. I want the sincere, spiritual blessings of the Acharya and I now desire that this child be so moulded by Gurudev that he becomes a beacon light, a torch bearer, to millions of people."
Maha-amatya Udayan embraced Chachdev with love and sent him back joyfully to Dhandhuka.
Upon completion of eight years of age, Changdev was ordained into the religious order and given Deeksha on Saturday, Magh Shukla 14 of
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