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JAINA STORIES
use of two keys With the prince on its back, the horse now took off and soon disappeared in the sky. The prince was in the air for a long time and he enjoyed the flight. Then he descended in a park on the outskirts of a city. He took out the keys and lay down, using the horse for his pillow. Now, it so happened that as the horse got fixed, so did the shadow of the tree This was soon observed by the gardener, who took the prince to be a magician He came near him and touched his finger at the leg, and at once the prince sat up. The gardener requested the prince to accept his hospitality. The prince agreed and came to the gardener's house. The horse was placed in a corner in the room In the evening, the prince was out to take a view of the town, when he reached a temple dedicated to Muni Subrata He bowed before the image and sat down in prayer. Just then a lady came in and she turned all men out. Kuladhwaja didn't understand the intention of the lady. So he hid in a corner and began to observe what happened next.
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Soon another divine-looking damsel became visible inside, who did worship the image and left. On making enquiry about her, the prince came to know that she was Princess Sundari, whose parents were Queen Jayamala and King Vijaya of that city which was named Ratnapur The prince further learnt that the princess, though of ripe age for her marriage, was still a spinster, and was under a vow to marry a man or a Vidyadhara who would reach her in her own chamber at the palace
The prince thought of trying his luck. He returned to his host's residence, made ready his horse and flew straight to the princess' window. The princess was fast asleep. So he spread chewed betel leaf around her bed and came back to his residence, the gardener's house
In the morning, when the princess woke up and saw the chewed staff, she had no doubt that this must be the doing of some deva or Vidyadhara, and he must visit her again. At night, the princess lay on her bed. The prince came, as during the previous night, and started throwing the chewed leaves. The princess at once sat up and caught the border of his cloth The two were thus together, enjoying a conversation. The princess said,
| SR No. | 011053 |
| Book Title | Jain Stories 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Mahendramuni, K C Lalwani |
| Publisher | A B Jain Shwetambar Terapanth Samaj |
| Publication Year | 1976 |
| Total Pages | 205 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 9 MB |