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merchant Kuvaraji happened to exchange harsh terms with some Turk This Turk, after some eight days, poisoned the cars of the magistrate against the Sari 1 he magistrate sought audience with the Governor who, being enraged, sent police-men to arrest the Sūri
The sage was caught from Jhaverivādā While he was being conducted to cristody, a musician called Rāghava and Sri Somasundara interfered and at last secured his freedom The Súri escaped from there all uncovered A Lonkā named Dévaj offered him refuge, and it was only after some days, when the atmosphere became calm, that he came out and commenced his wanderings
He spent the Câturmāsa of V S 1637 at Borsad, and when he wrrived at Khambhat the following year, the caravanleader Udayakarana had on image of Candrapraphu installed at the Sîri's hands on the 13th day of the bright halt of Māgha in V. S 1639 Thereafter Udayakarana led a caravan to Abu and Citod, and this Pilgrimage being over the preceptor came to Gandhara
Now we may see how Śrî Hiravijaya Sari got acquainted with Emperor Akbar
Once when the Emperor was sitting in a portico of his palace he heard the sound of some musical instruments, and when he inquired about the matter his attendents explained that it was all in honour of a Jaina lady, named Campā, who had undertaken a s!X-inonth-fast He also informed him that during such fasts the Jainas were allowed to take nothing else than hot water and that too at day-time
Akabar was wonderstruck at this report He grew suspicious about these six-month fasts He divined, “We Mohammedans undertake one month-fast, but during night we can eat to our entire satisfaction How can one pull on mere water
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