Book Title: Awakening of Karkandu Diwakar Chitrakatha 023
Author(s): Pankajmuni, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Mahavir Seva Trust Mumbai
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THE AWAKENING OF KARKANDU
Karkandu spent a lot of time fondling the smooth body of the young bull. Appreciating its white teeth, strong body, and soft skin the king said
After a long period Karkandu came again to the byre. While he was moving around petting cows and calves he suddenly recalled
CA
Make a golden chain and a silver trough to feed
this beautiful bull.
Oh! Where is that Nandi?
Sire! This is your beloved
Nandi.
The king looked at it with surprise
Are you sure? ISIN Where are its milky
white teeth?
They have fallen, Sire! it is old now.
ZA
The king said
Sire! Old age does this to the body. All the fervor and vigour
vane with advancing age.
Its skin has become wrinkled, eyes are wet and dirty, and a horn is broken. How limp
and weak it looks.
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