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Queen Madana-Lékhā One day, some maid-servants of the chief consort of King Visvanandi went futo the pleasure-garden, for the purpose of bringing flowers, fruits etc for her On seeing the Prince Visvabhūti taking delight in amator gestures while amusing himself with the females of his harem, they became excessively enraged and with their hearts pierced with the thorn, of jealousy, they at once went back and narrated to the queen the whole account of the amusements of the prince in the pleasure-garden. With a deep sigh for a moment, they again said, O queen! What is the use of this existence of yours or of the extent of your kingdom? What is the use of this grandeur of yours! If your son Visākhanandi cannot enjoy the pleasures of the Puspakarandaka pleasure-garden, all this grandeur of yours is in valn" On hearing this and actuated by inherent thoughtlessness of a woman, natural want of foresightedness in a woman, dullness of intellect, and by fearlessness about a stain on one's family, the chief consort of the king was vehemently enraged. She abandoned her meals and the toilet of her body. She sent her female companions to different places and accompanied by a few maidservants, she entered a qc Kopagriha, a resortitig-plare for one who is enraged.
When king Visvanandî went there at night and he could not find the queen, and when he asked the maid-servant of the bed-chamber and other servants of the barem one of them said "O lord I The queen, with a face full of intense sorrow for some unknown reason, has entered the Te Kopagriha The king immediately went there, and on seeing the queen sighing deeply as if disabled to take an upward respiration and burning with rage, he sat on a seat offerred to him, and said "O queen! Why this changed condition of yours? What is the reason for it? Tell me the truth I do not at all remember if I have done any unseemly behaviour towards you None of my domestic servants can insult you in the least. Besides, there is no lack of jewelled ornaments of various kinds. Then, why should there be useless wrath?
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| SR No. | 008001 |
| Book Title | Shraman Bhagvana Mahavira Part 1 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Ratnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker |
| Publisher | Parimal Publication |
| Publication Year | 1989 |
| Total Pages | 650 |
| Language | English, Sanskrit |
| Classification | Book_English, Biography, History, & Religion |
| File Size | 15 MB |