________________
134
of previous births. The soul of Agnisharma could not ever accept the advice of the soul of Gunsen in the right spirit. In the soul of Vijay there were the impresions or seeds of revenge from the period of Agnisharma. His eyes had put. on the coloured glasses of love for the Kingdom. To him even the sportless white crystal like jewal looks dirty.
Muni Jay was giving religious Sermon. And Vijay was engrossed in foul thoughts of doing harm to him. At last he stood up. He was fed up and so he walked away. The muni saw him going. He said to Vijay, "O King ! The root of all happiness is Dharma. And true Dharma consists in the mercy and non-violence to creatures. So you should cuitivate the virtue of sympathy and friendship which go with non-violence.”
These words of Jay Muni became like drops of water which fall on the hot baking pan. The fire of wrongful passions
