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Haribhadra tried hard to find the meaning of this verse, but he couldn't figure it out. So he went to the old woman and mockingly asked, "Hey, old lady! What are you doing, chirping like that?" The old woman replied, "Son, the newly learned chirp like this. 'Navahita viviayate.' (Meaning, you are also a new student in the field, a novice, so all this might seem like chirping to you, but it's not.)" With this poignant reply, Haribhadra's mockery was turned back on him, and he was left speechless.
Seeing this miracle, the truthful and steadfast Sarlaazma Haribhadra became humble and respectfully asked, "Oh, mother! Please explain the meaning of this lesson you gave. I don't understand it. I am your disciple." The holy nun said, "Oh, Bhadra! We don't have the custom of taking a man as a disciple, but since you are curious, go to our Dharma Acharya." So Haribhadra went to the priest Jinbhaṭṭācārya, told him everything, and became his disciple. Then, upon touching the touchstone of Jinadana, the truth-testing Haribhadra's soul was dyed with its color. Thus, the yogini 'Yakini' who was the reason for his life's transformation and the ultimate benefactor who granted him the attainment of the ultimate goal, was considered by Haribhadra as his Dharma mother, the one who gave him the Dharma birth, the true 'Dwij' who made him a true seeker. He started identifying himself as 'Yakini Mahattasu' and even in his immortal works, he preserved this memory of her, which is still visible today.
The sharp-witted Swami Haribhadra became proficient in all the Jina scriptures in a short time, and his Guru, recognizing his brilliance, established him in his own position.
His nephew, Hansa and Paramhansa, took initiation from him. These two great intellectuals, proficient in logic, went to a Buddhist city in disguise to study Buddhist logic, even though their Guru had not permitted them to do so. Later, when their presence was discovered, the Buddhists killed Hansa, but Paramhansa barely escaped and reached his Guru. When he revealed the truth, he too died of grief.
Thus, Haribhadra Suri, who was immersed in sorrow due to the loss of such excellent disciples, was overcome by a momentary fit of anger. But the three verses, 'Zulsail Shilamma', etc., which his Guru had taught him, immediately calmed him down. He deeply regretted his momentary outburst and sought atonement.
Then, the great seeker, who was deeply affected by the loss of his disciples and who was seeking liberation from this sorrowful cycle of existence with intense detachment, was motivated by the unparalleled and astonishing efforts of the scholar 'Shastrasati' Sri Haribhadracharya. The three verses that his Guru had given him...