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unfortunately caught by the officers of King Vikrama and brought before him. Múladeva immediately recognized Acala though he could not have the faintest idea that King Vikrama was the same old Müladeva. He was nevertheless surprised to see Devadatta in the palace with the king. But things were discovered and Muladeva recalled to his mind his earlier promise to Acala that he would let him go scotfree if ever such an occasion came. This he had said when he was allowed to go unharmed from Devadatta's bedroom when they were both surprised by Acala.
Müladeva did not hesitate to reward the mean-minded Brahmin who was his sole companion through the forest that he had to traverse before reaching Venatata; and when the beggar who was there in the travellers' shed where Müladeva had dreamed of the moon entering his belly and who also had the very same dream but fetched a different result came to meet Müladeva he rewarded him too. The beggar very very much desired to have the same dream again.
Múladeva and Devadatta spent the rest of their life in building temples and worshipping idols of the Jinas.
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