Bharat Chakravarti Diwakar Chitrakatha 035

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

Page 24

BHARAT CHAKRAVARTI The ascetics remained silent. Bhagavan Adishvar said
O innocent king, they
did not renounce their kingdoms out of fear. They did so due to detachment. Those who reject mundane pleasures, like excreta, never desire to get them back.
He got an idea
They must eat to maintain their body. I will serve them by offering food as alms.
mannan.
Bharat thought
22
When the brothers don't want anything, how do I serve them?
Bharat at once arranged for five hundred carts filled with variety of freshly cooked savory dishes. He then requested the ascetics
O
www
O brothers, please oblige me by accepting this
food.
02
V