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to him. Damar Sanghvi spent 7,000 mahmundikas at that time. When Ramji Shah of Gandhar came to bow down, Suriji asked him if he remembered his promise. Shah accepted that he had promised to take a vow of celibacy after a child was born to him. Then he along with his wife ceremonially took the vow of celebacy for life. His wife was 22 years old then. Along with them many other persons took vows of celibacy.
Thereafter they all came down. They stayed in Palitana for some days. Then came the time of Suriji's departure. Sanghas of many cities invited Suriji. But Ladkibai of Div pressed the Suri much, and he agreed to go to Div.
From Palitana he went to Datha and Mahuwa and then to Delwada. He went to Ajar from there, and thence he went to Div. When he went to Una from there, he was greeted with dishful of pearls.
At Una many pious deeds were done. Abji Bhanshali, the minister of Jamnagar, came there to pay his respects.
Suriji passed the monsoon of V. S. 1651 at Una. At the end of the monsoon, inspite of his preparations to depart, he had to postpone his departure, due to ill-health.
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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