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The King : Then why did you not worship the god Visnu ?
and hanging a curtain in front of the shrine you came out the temple
Dhanapāla -- My lord emperor, Visnu was sitting with his wife
and therefore I thought that he was at the time in his privacy, and it was not the time to converse with him Besides it was undesirable that the passers by should see him and hence I hung the curtain
Rsabhadeva without
The King --Then why did you worship
my permission ?
Dhanapāla.--Your majesty had orderd me to worship, and Rsabh
déva possessed all the following qualities of a diety, and therefore I laid my offerings before him with full devotion.
It is said:
“Oh god, you whose eyes completely enjoy the nector of peace, whose lotus like face has always the marks of delight on it, whose lap remains untouched by a woman and who wellds no weapon in his arms, are the only person devoid of the feeling of enmity or attachment.”
Such logical and wise words instead of producing anger in the king's mind produced love in it, In this way Dhanapala was often tested by the king and the personality of Dhanapala had been brightened like gold that comes purified after passing through fire The king Bhoja had conferred on him the titles of Siddha-sāraswata-kaviswar (a born poet), Kūrcat (having a beard and mustaches) and Saraswati (the deity of learning).
There was another poet of the same name who has composed a book named "Bhavisattakaha'
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