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Or, here, there is another story:
STORY OF A TORTOISE.
A tortoise lived in a big lake on Mount Vindhya along with his family. One night, qn seeing the Full Moon, on accoun* of withdrawing away of the veil of moss over the water, he became greatly delighted. Then he thought, "Let me show this to my family-members With this idea in his mind, the tortoise went to the bottom of the lake for the purpose of bringing his familly-members to the spot. When the tortoise came there with his family-members, he saw that the hole in the moss through which he was able to see the moon, had already become closed up Then, wandering about excitedly, here and there, even with his eyes fixedly directed to
the moon, he could not see the Full-Moon "
Having acquired faaa Jina-dharma, the principles of religion preached by the Jinésvars, capable of giving control over senses, and having acquired the adequate help of a worthy Guru, I will not abandon it.
Hearing this story, a Jayasri said 'Worthy Master ! Why do you deceive us like Nagaśrī? Please hear her story:STORY OF NĀGASRI.
At a town named gt Padmapura, there lived a king named *ff Kélipriya. He used to hear new stories, by turns, from people, every day. One day, the turn of a Brahmin came. He was stupid. The Brahmin thought "What should I say ? If I am not able to narrate a new story before the king, the wicked king will throw me into a prison.
On seeing the withered face of the Brahmin, who was deeply engrossed in sorrow, a virgin daughter of his daughter said, "You do not be uneasy. I will go, and narrate the story."
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The virgin grand-daughter of the Brahmin then went to the king, and said, “O Lord! I will narrate the story, today.
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