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muni and ask him to forgive his offence. She also said :
"Your welfare lies only in doing so. You have seiously insulted the muni. You have thereby bound yourself by sinful misdeeds. How ridiculous it is that we sow seed of babul tree and disire to eat mangoes?"
On hearing what the maid-servant said, the Sheth began to repent for his misdeed. He went to the muni who was stuck up in meditation. He asked for his forgiveness. After the completion of his meditation, the muni gave religious precepts to the Sheth. The Sheth took several vows before the muni. He also took a vow to observe them. He then returned home.
On this side Rudra and Bhadra had both become tired of their life. Both the sisters fell into a well and committed suicide. The elder sister Rudra became
