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All six kings covered their nose with the handkerchief and turn their faces. Immediately Mallikumāri entered the hall and softly said, "Gentleman! This statue is made up of gold. You could not bear the odor of one or two bites put before few days then what else is contained in this body? This body contains many odorous things like meat, blood, shit etc., you are enthralled towards the wrapper of this skin only. Just recall your previous birth. We all seven pursued initiation together. We had done many types of penances together. We all were together in Vaijyant heaven also."
Listening to this all recalled their previous births. They apologized for their behaviour. They left with the desire that, "We will also pursued initiation when you (Mallikumāri) will become Tirthankar."
All applauded Mallikumāri.
At that time Lokantik deities requested God to start 'Varsidan'. God began the same. She vowed for penance of Aththam (three days fast) Sitting in divine palanquin named 'Jayanti' God came to Sahastramra forest. Along with 1000 other males and 300 females God pursued initiation, in Ashwini constellation, on eleventh day of bright half of Margashirsh month. Immediately she attained Manparyavgyan.
The incredible thing of God Mallinath's life was that the day she pursued initiation in the same night she attained Kevalgyan.
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