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efforts but in vain. In the end Sunanda got irritated with this 5 continuous crying of the child.
Coincidentally just a few days later acharya Simhagiri once again I arrived at Tumbavan with his disciples. Arya Samit and Dhangiri 5 prepared to proceed for alms collection in the town. When they 4 sought permission from the acharya, he saw the auspicious signs and 41 5 commented—“A great boon awaits you. Bring whatever you get as 4
alms." i Searching for food, when the two ascetics arrived at Sunanda's 5 house, she was trying to stop her infant son from crying. Ascetic 5 Dhangiri extended his alms pot. Seeing this, Sunanda was struck
with an idea. She at once put the infant in the pot and said "Revered one, now you look after your son. I am fed up.” The
onlookers looked agape. The ascetic accepted the alms in presence of 55 all these people, put the pot in his alms bag and left without a word. 41 \i Every one present was surprised when the child stopped crying as i
soon as the ascetic turned to leave. 45 When' the ascetics arrived before acharya Simhagiri and he saw si \ the unusually heavy alms bag, he commented—“What is this vajra 4 $ (hard and heavy rock) like thing you got as alms.” Dhangiri brought
out the pot with the infant and placed it before his guru. The acharya
was pleasantly surprised to see the radiant child and said—“This boy 4 will be a boon to the Jain organization. I name him Vajra." $ The child was very young, therefore the responsibility of his care
was given to the sangh. As child Vajra grew so grew his talent and ir 5 brilliance. After sometime had passed, Sunanda sought her child back 4 from the sangh. The elders of the sangh refused on the ground that the 4 boy belonged to some other person. Sunanda returned dejected and 41
started waiting for some opportunity. At last the opportunity came her
way when acharya Simhagiri once again came to Tumbavan. As soon was Sunanda got the news of his arrival she went to the acharya and 5 asked him to return her son. When the acharya also refused, she 4 approached the king with a heavy heart. The king listened to her 4 i complaint and after careful consideration issued instructions—“On
one side should sit the mother and on the other the ascetic father. The child should be left on his own. To whichever of the two the child goes,
will be considered the rightful guardian of the child." LE - 45 HET ( Ul aras)
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