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You made me devoid of kingdom by your popularity. The people hated me because of you only. It is you who has destroyed my reputation and reduced it to dust. Now I will reduce yourself to dust.'
Thus thinking, he retraced two steps and then he took out his sword from the waist-belt. He raised his hand to fling the sword on Muni. But his sword did not move, his hand were tied and bound. He became like an object. His hand remained in upward condition. It could not be lowered.
-- Vishen was awefully surprised. At that very time, he heard a voice :
“You fool ! You do not see your own fault. And you want to kill an inno-. cent monk ? I am the authoritative goddess of the region. Beware ! do not come here again."
Telling these words, lifted him and threw him
the goddess away. Being
