Emperor Vikramaditya Diwakar Chitrakatha 050 051 052

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

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EMPEROR VIKRAMADITYA He chanted the mantra again and there was a
Acharyashri sat in solitude and started reading manuscript in his hands!
the palm-leave manuscript
Oh! Sarshap
Vidya
mort
He read further
Oh ! Svarnasiddhi
Vidya
The hole closed automatically.
He thought
He then meditated for some time and proceeded to turn the leaves of the book. But the book had disappeared. He looked up in surprise and heard the pronouncement of the guardian deity
O ascetic ! Realizing that indiscriminate use of this book could be harmful, I made the
book disappear.
Whatever happened is for the good. Such knowledge could be misused in future.
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bolice
But Acharyashri had gained the knowledge of the two said subjects during the little time he got with the book. # A specific magical power. Jain Education International
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