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15 Shreyak replied at once—“Sire, how can your faithful servant vi tolerate a person you are angry with? He is no more needed on this 4 earth, whom you are averse even to look at.
The king became a little sad at the death of his old minister, but 4 at the same time he was highly impressed by the unique display of 4i loyalty by Shreyak. He asked Shreyak---"Now you should accept the
post of prime minister, Shreyak.” 45 Shreyak—“Sire, I cannot be the prime minister while my elder
brother Sthulibhadra is still there. For last twelve years he is living with courtesan Kosha. He should be summoned, he is the rightful incumbent to this post.”
The king's messenger went and met Sthulibhadra at the residence of courtesan Kosha and gave him all the news including the king's 5 order.
Sthulibhadra came to the assembly. The king pointed at the empty seat of the prime minister and said—“Sthulibhadra, your father, 45 prime minister Shaktar has left for his heavenly abode. Now you 4 should take this seat.”
Sthulibhadra was lost into his reverie. He was filled with conflicting thoughts-a deep sorrow at the death of his father; offer of 45 a high seat by the man who was the cause of his father's death; how
can one believe a man with such wavering mind? And in the final reckoning this post and wealth all are ephemeral. What is the use of running after such transient things?
The train of thoughts continued and Sthulibhadra ended up getting detached from mundane life. Begging leave of the king, Sthulibhadra went to acharya Sambhootivijaya and got initiated as an ascetic. The king appointed Shreyak as his prime minister.
Ascetic Sthulibhadra commenced his itinerant ascetic life moving around with his acharya and immersed himself into pursuit of
knowledge. After a lapse of a long period acharya Sambhootivijaya ! \ once again came to Patliputra for a monsoon stay. The acharya had 4 4 three other brilliant disciples besides Sthulibhadra. The four 4
disciples sought permission to spend the period of four months in solitude at places of their choice for the purpose of testing the level of 5
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