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leave the house at once thought and thought, and at last she agreed The cock was killed and cooked The monk went out to the pond to take his bath. Meanwhile, Sagardatta came back from the school and asked for something to eat As there was nothing else, the mother served the seasoned meat, which, hy chance, contained the cock's crest
a dilemma
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"Now, the monk came and sat to eat He looked for the cock's crest, but it was not there 'Where's the crest,' he shouted. This is the whole lot, sir,' said the lady 'I took out a small portion for my son The monk lost his temper 'If you have any attachment towards me, take out portions of the crest from your son's stomach and give them to me at once I am not going to pacify till I get them,' the monk thundered
"'Sır, I cannot do such a vile thing I cannot kill my own son,' the lady submitted 'I care a fig for how you will do it,' said the monk 'But do you must I must have my thing or I go This was too difficult a situation for a mother, but in this difficult situation, the mother yielded and the woman won. The woman in Bhadra agreed to kill
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"But destiny is above all The boy's maid, Gomatı, turned to be an eaves-dropper and she rushed to the school without losing a single moment She took the boy with her and set out for an unknown destination Sagardatta knew not what the matter was or whither was he being taken The maid with the boy with her walked non-stop for six days and nights, and on the seventh day they reached the city of Champa Since they were at a safe distance now, they stopped to rest in a park in the city Just at that. time, the king of that city was dead, and he had left no. So a search was on to find a suitable successor to the throne By the consent of the people, Sagardatta.
successor
was considered to possess the necessary marks of kingship,
| SR No. | 011052 |
| Book Title | Jain Stories 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Mahendramuni, K C Lalwani |
| Publisher | A B Jain Shwetambar Terapanth Samaj |
| Publication Year | 1976 |
| Total Pages | 209 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 9 MB |