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shows how Kumārapāla showed his devotion to his 'guru' by making over his whole kingdom to him. The third story in the same work speaks about Hemasūri's power of prophecy (Ibid XXII, 765–70 and 699-705 ).
The first story in the Prabandhachintāmani (p. 205 ) shows how Hemasūri silenced Amiga by his cleverness in giving a reply. The second story in the game work (pp. 205-6 ) relates how the learned Jain monk cleverly warded off the attack of a Brahmin. The third story of Merutunga relates how Hemasūri pleased the king by his clever reply. ( Prabandhachintāmani, p. 206 ). The fourth story relates how the king was displeased with Visvešvara who ridiculed Hemasūri and pleased with Ramachandra who fooled Visvešvara. (Ibid, pp. 226-7). The sixth story shows Hemasūri's humiliation in acknowledging his mistake. The seventh story shows that the king rewarded those who praised Hemasūri and punished those who censured him. The eighth and ninth stories show that those who praised Hemasūri pleased the king. The tenth story describes Hemasûri's relations to his preceptor Devasūri ( Ibid., pp. 239-40 ). The eleventh story describes the past birth of Kumārapāla.
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