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With the help of his supreme knowledge, Bhadrabahu Swami had foreseen the trouble that was to befall on the prince. He predicted the trouble and told the minister that, "On the 7th day from today, the prince will be killed by a cat."
The minister quickly returned to the palace and told everything to the king. On listening to Bhadrabahu Swami's prophecy, the king was heartbroken. He started thinking... "Varahmihir has predicted that the prince will live for 100 years. This Jain Acharya is truly our ill-wisher... his prophecy is also negative... he definitely deserves to be punished. However, since it is the question of only 7days, let me wait and watch. After 7 days, I will surely punish him."
To save the life of the prince the king left no stones unturned. To prove Bhadrabahu Swami's prediction, wrong, the king ordered to throw every cat and kitten out of the kingdom. This task was completed within the next 5-6 days. The 7th day arrived. By now, the king was confident that no one could harm his son because there were no cats or kittens in his Kingdom.
In the morning, after bathing and dressing up the prince, the maid was carrying him in her arms and taking him to another room. Suddenly an iron piece fell on the head of the prince and he died on the spot. The king and his family
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