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and water, practised severe austerities. Out of affection towards his wife, he used to bring sweet fruits and water from the forest for her Out of love towards her husband, Queen Dhăriqi used to prepare a soft bedding from tender grass for, the hermit-king and with the king's permission, she was going out in the forest to bring ripe Ingudi fruits during day time and she was using these fruits to prepare lights at night She was smearing the aśrama (hut) with fresh cow-dung and she was using cow dung cakes prepared by herself as fuel. In this way, the husband and wife leading tapasa life, passed much time in taking care of and rearing young deer also, in their hut.
2. Valkalacirî.
Before her tāpasi dikşă, Dhariņi was pregant. Her foetus steadily grew up without the least mishap. One day, Dhariņi gave birth to a handsome son endowed with many auspicious marks and sigas on his body, The child was named Valkalaciri. Dhã. rigi died of puerperal fever and the child, unfortunately became motherless. Soma-Candra tãpasa entrusted the work of rearing up the child with cow's milk, to the waiting-woman in the asrama. The waiting-woman after some time died, and the work of feeding the child was then done by Soma-Candra tāpasa himself. in course of time, Valkalaciri began to walk about and play with the young ones of deer. Himself cooking the corn-grains brought from the forest Soma-Candra Rājarşi was feeding Valkalacîrî. Having carefully brought up the child, with corn-grains, fruits, leaves etc Soma-Candra Rājarsi made him usetul in his own difficult austerities. Now, having attained youth, Valkalaciri became ready in the service of his father by his promptness in doing house-hold work. He was rendering excellent service to his father SomaCandra Rājarşi by way of shampooing his father's body and bri nging fruits, flowers, leaves etc. from the forest Valkalaciri was self-strained and celibate from his very birth and passionless, because he was living in a forest destitute of a woman, and also
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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 |