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threw all scruples to winds He lowered down every woman, supporting her on his arms, till she rested her feet on the rung of the ladder He thus saved all twelve in number, including his old father And the last of all himself He was amply rewarded for this service His biceps were swollen and his whole body smarted with pain for a number of days.
His sympathy extends to all and to all alike, irrespective of caste or creed A remarkable case of a His love for all mind-cure in this connection is worth noting It was at Dasada On the last day of Paryushana celebration, it is customary to take out a procession The route of the procession lay by an old tomb A butcher of Uked who was possessed by a gene sat there A superstitious awe attached to the place Jains ever shunned that tomb whenever they took out a procession, lest some evil might visit them Chitrabhanu to set an example and to teach his people that superstition should be ruled out of life, led past the dreaded tomb The butcher howled and screamed But nothing untoward happened On the other hand Chitrabhanu by sprinkling a little Vasxep13 on the head of the maniac and mumbling some incantation cured the man of his lunacy. In his gratitude the butcher promised, not only to leave his ancestral trade but never to touch animal food for his life-time
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