Arya Sthulabhadra Diwakar Chitrakatha 042

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

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ARYA STHULABHADRA King Nand awaited this. He instructed the One day Shakadal thoughttreasurerGive a reward
This is of 108 Gold coins
squandering to the poet.
state wealth. It
should be God bless
stopped. you, O king!
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Now this became a daily affair. Vararuchi recited new verses and got 108 gold coins.
Next day he asked the king
Sire ! Why Vararuchi is being rewarded thus ?
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Minister, it was you who praised him. I would never
give without your nod.
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V Sire! I praised the poetry not the scholarship
of the person.
I don't get it.
Sire ! The verses Vararuchi recites are not composed by him but by ancient
poets.
Can you prove this.
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Shakadal nodded in affirmation.
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