________________
71 the same. At his minister's request, Kumarapala issued edicts declaring gambling illegal in his kingdom. 31 The above account of Somaprabhasūri is confirmed by the Mahāviracharita ( XII, v. 73 ).
Hemasūri then, dwelt at great length upon the necessity of behaving as a brother to tho wives of others and told the king the story of Pradyota. At its end, Kumārapala told the sūri that he was always averse to the wives of others, and nover tolerated any one in his kingdom who thought of them. 32
The Sūri, then, advised the king to give up the company of courtezans and drinking. Kumarapala accepted the sūri's advice and enforced prohibition in his kingdom.33 This account of Kumārapāla's contemporary is confirmed by the Mahāviracharita3a and the Dvyās'raya. The latter work adds that the king generously compensated those who had suffered by his edict by giving them three years' income.35
At the sūri's desire, the king next gave up the practice of confiscating the property of a man
31 Somaprabha, Ibid, p. p. 76-7. 32 Ibid, p. 84. 33 Ibid, p. 92. 34 Ibid, Mahaviracharita, XII, 70-1. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
