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CHAPTER VII
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THE DUALITY OF HONOUR AND
DISHONOUR. A KING OF DASHARNA-PURA'S
VAIRAGYA. జలలలలలల లలలలలల
way uring his wanderings one day Lord Mahavira
reached Dasharnapura now called Mandasour
( which is situated between Ratlanı and Ajmer ) TAVO where he stayed in a garden nearby. The news
of his arrival spread in the city. The king was also informed of it by his Chief Minister. Thereupon the king expressed his desire to see the Lord and addressed the Minister, "I shall go to see the feet of the Lord with such pompous display as nobody might have gone with before this.” The Minister then issued orders for decorating the city in accordance with the instructions of the king. The roads, streets, buildings and gardens, that lay between the royal palace and the abode of Lord Mahavira, were specially decorated. At the appointed-time, the king issued from his palace with his attendants and army, and was extremely pleased to see the beauty of the first eight roads that were
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