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the vow of Shravak under the guidence of Acharya Vijaydharana in the garden Gunsambhava.
The most effective means in this world is propaganda. Even if a lie is propagated more then once or often then that story is believed to be true. The king and the queen as also other people believed it. Ratanavati became unconscious in the pain of separation from her husband. After great effort with the help of medicines having cooling effect, She came to her senses, she began to shout while weeping "O my husband! Now who will support me? I am coming to you."
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She got prepared a funeral pyre out side the city. Then she began to be ready for sacificing her life. At that time king Maitreebal came and persuaded her, "My dear daughter! Do not commit a suicide it is a terrible sin. By that you will have to suffer pain for mary births. You
