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accept Diksă. My mind is not likely to be unsteady on hearing your mean affectionate words which may drag me into the abyss of worldly sins".
On hearing these words of her son-in-law, Bhadrā Śéthāņi was greatly disappointed She then returned to her own house.
With his heart full of extreme joy, Dhanya Setha came out with great pomp for the purpose of taking Bhagavati Dikṣā. At that time, like Laxmi-Wealth-following punya (meritorious deeds), like the planets following the Sun, and like prosperity following Truth, the virtuous wives of Dhanya Sètha accompanied by their retinue, took their seats in palanquins and followed him. They also went with him for Dikṣā.
Dhanya Setha giving gifts to the poor and needy persons, and keeping all his passions under perfect control, started from his palace along with his eight wives and being praised and honoured by thousands of citizens, he went to Śramaņa Bhagavâna Mahavira in the Gunasila Udyana of Rajagriha Nagara.
On hearing the account of Dhanya Setha from the citizens, and his own family-members, Śalibhadra Śétha became at once ready to take Diks. He immediately went to his mother Bhadra Séthani and explained to her his firm determination about renouncing the world with sound reasonable arguments, Bhadrā Mātā was not able to reply, but looking to the final opinion of her son, she said:-My darling! Do as you like, I am helpless when both of you-yourself and your sister's husband-are of one ideal. Now accomplish your wished-for object."
Having received permission from his mother, Śālibhadra Śétha abandoned his thirty-two beautiful wives, and he also went to Śramana Bhagavāna Mahavira in the Guna-sila Udyāna. At that time King Śreņika and Gobhadra dèva celebrated a festival in honour of his Dîkṣā.
Now, Śalibhadra Sétha and his sister's husband Dhanya Śétha
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