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The chowkidars and gardeners also on hearing about the arrival en of Keshi Kumar Shraman, understanding it properly and feeling
over-joyed came to the place where Keshi Kumar Shraman was The seated. They bowed to him, greeted him and allowed him gracefully
to stay there according to their ascetic code. They also requested him to accept stool, bed, board, bedding of straw and other suchlike articles of use. Thereafter, they asked the name and status of the saint (Shraman). They recalled the orders of Chitta Saarthi and started talking among themselves as under
O the blessed ! Keshi Kumar Shraman during his wanderings, **moving from one village to another, has come here, has graced this
place has stayed in Mrigavan garden at the outskirts of Seyaviya town following his ascetic restraints and principles. He is the same saint whom Chitta Saarthi is keen to see, for whose darshan, he had made a request, for whose darshan, he had expressed a deep desire. It is he, whose very reciting of name and status makes Chitta
happy, contented and over-joyed. So O the loveable of gods ! Let us To go to Chitta Saarthi and convey to him good news of the arrival of
Keshi Kumar Shraman. Our this statement shall certainly be li by him."
Then the chowkidars of the garden thought over it carefully and agreed to it.
Thereafter they came to the residence of Chitta Saarthi. They folded their hands and humbly congratulated him (Chitta) and said—“Reverend Sir ! Keshi Kumar Shraman, whom you desire to see, about whose darshan you are very keen, whose very name and status brings to you ecstatic pleasure, has arrived. He is staying in Mrigavan garden.” चित्त का दर्शनार्थ आगमन
२३२. (क) तए णं से चित्ते सारही तेसिं उज्जाणपालगाणं अंतिए एयमटुं सोच्चा णिसम्म हट्टतुट्ट जाव आसणाओ अब्भुट्टेति, पायपीढाओ पच्चोरुहइ, पाउयाओ ओमुयइ, एगसाडियं उत्तरासंगं करेइ, अंजलिमउलियग्गहत्थे केसिकुमारसमणाभिमुहे सत्तट्ठ पयाई अणुगच्छइ करयलपरिग्गहियं सिरसावत्तं मत्थए अंजलि कटु एवं वयासी
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