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that it was not proper for a Jaina Monk. It shows his disinterestadness
The king loved him more for such disinterestedness that he had shown He came in his closer contact His preachings produced great mfluence upon him. He built a Jina-temple, 108 feet high, and established the idole of Jina-Prabhu.
The king Ama wbs very fond of riddles Once he saw his queen in sorrow and asked her in the court :
• પામે હજી પરિતાપ કમળમુખી પ્રમાદથી ” ( - Yet why dejected is the lotus-faced one so proudly ?")
Al most all the schotars tried to supplemant the line and solve the riddle. But none succeeded Atlast BappaBhatti finished it by adding
city ng 24*8tabai ed? 291782"
("Right from the morning when she got up, is her body covered up !!
On another occassion also, he showed his skill in compusing such verses-and solving such riddles The king suspected how he could know the secrecies of his harem I Some of the jealbus pessons also poisoned his ears. Guru Mahārāja also marked a change in his attitude to-wards him Thinking that where there was no love, he should not stay, he decided to leave the place. Before leaving it, he wrote a verse on the wall of his 'upāśraya' and then went away. When the king came and read it, he repented. He began to make a search for him.
On this side, Guru came to (jaudadesa-(Bengal) where ruled the king Dharmarăja who welcomed him most hearfily. He was a hostile enemy of King Ama So he took a promise from the Guru that unless and until Ama himself would not come personally, he would not leave the place The Guru agreed.
On the other hand, Āma also became impatient to find him out. He became uneasy without his Guru. Once, he went in to
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