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death. Undismayed he communicated that he was at liberty to do whatever he would for he was subject to him physically but his mind was free. Pajjota gave a thought to this matter and considered that no one else knew the art and he was questioned whether he would impart the secret on his behalf to any that paid homage to him as a teacher. He assented to it King Pajjota desired his princess to learn the art of captivating elephants from a Vaman. Udain was informed that a hench-woman behind a curtain would offer a salutation to him and he should inculcate that art behind a curtain. The purpose of keeping curtains was that no intimacy should be developed between the two. The course of instruction was commenced and by some time when the invisible pupil was slow in receiving his instruction out of impatience, Udain reprimanded her calling her a hench-woman and remarked that her lips must be unusually thick and her jaws heavy so that she was not able to make distinct pronounciation. The princess was enraged and retorted "You foolish dwarf what do you mean by calling me hench backed ". Upon this Udaina peeped within the curtain and asked who she was. The whole thing was exposed. He went directly inside, and the business of Mantra instruction ceased
Both together made a counter-plot. She represented to her father that the Teacher was insistent upon the fact for proper Study of Mantras, that a particular herbage must be uprooted from the ground under certain planetary conditions, and that for this purpose the king's elephant must be utilised. Her desire was acted upto. Availing of a chance when her father was out on a pastima, Udaina placed her on the elephant and abscanded with money and bags of gold dust.
This matter reached the king's ears and in passion of rage he suspected some evil so he sent a large force to pursue him. Seeing the force in chase after him, he threw golden coins as he fled and the King's soldiers lost tine in collection. As he got of distance increased, Udain a got all the better chance of fleeing
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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 |