Acharya Bhadrabahu Diwakar Chitrakatha 053

Author(s): Jinottamsuri, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Mahavir Seva Trust Mumbai

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Rich people ate food behind closed doors. The guards on their gates would disperse beggars by hitting with batons.
Go away. Move We will
from here need protection against these
beggars.
Kill us but give us a bread.
Two ascetics approached their guru
Gurudev ! Even after seeking for three hours we did not get
proper alms.
At some house there is a crowd of beggars. At others gates are closed. People eat stealthily inside their
own houses.
Two other ascetics came
Gurudev ! We could collect just a fistful of grains from
grains from the whole city.
Gurudev ! What should we do during such difficult times. We could not put even a grain in the stomach. We did not
get even water to drink. We are dying of hunger and thirst,
Son ! Stick to your codes and vows without caring for life. We are sure to abandon this body one day, see that we don't abandon religion