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her hand in marriage with him; but King cétaka thinking King Śrénika to be of low birth, flatly refused to give her in marriage with him. King Srénika was greatly disappointed. Abhaya Kumāra consoled his father by waiting for some time for the fulfilment of his cherished object.
With a definite plan of work, Abhaya Kumâra, under a false disguise, secretly went to Vaisâli, and sent a beautiful portrait of King Śrénika to Su-jyésthâ, through some of her maidservants. Su-jyéstha fell in love with King Śréṇika Abhaya Kumāra had an under-ground passage prepared upto the harem of King Cétaka, and informing Su-jyésthâ about all his preparations for their mutual meeting and told her to be ready for the appointed time. As pre-arranged King Śrénika came in a chariot with thirtytwo body-guards into the subteranean passage Su-jyéstha was immensely pleased on seeing King Śrénika. Su-jyésthâ went to her dear sister Céllaṇa for her permission. Céllaṇā told her that she would also, go with her, as she will not be able to live alone without her Owing to her affectionate pertinacity, Su-jyésthâ brought Céllanã near the door of the under-ground passage, accidently forgetting to take her basket of jewellery with her, Su-jyesthâ made Céllanâ to sit in the chariot, and she went to the palace to take her basket of jewellery.
In the mean time, the king's body-guards thought it in-advisable to wait longer in an enemy's palace and King Śrènika, on seeing a female sitting in the chariot, and thinking her to be Su-jyèṣtha at once drove the chariot swiftly with Cèllana in it. When Su jyästhā returned to the door of the under-ground passage with her basket of jewellery to take her seat in the chariot, she found that neither her sister Céllana nor the chariot was there. On seeing her indirectly expressed wish frustrated, Su-jyésṭhā, at once loudly shouted " Run, Run, my dear sister Céllana has been secretly carried away King Cetak's warriors rapidly ran into the under-ground passage. In the fight all the thirty-two body-guards (sons of Sulasä) of King Śrènika were
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| SR No. | 008003 |
| Book Title | Shraman Bhagvana Mahavira Part 2 Vibhag 2 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Ratnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker |
| Publisher | Parimal Publication |
| Publication Year | 1989 |
| Total Pages | 802 |
| Language | English, Sanskrit |
| Classification | Book_English, Biography, History, & Religion |
| File Size | 20 MB |