Jain Journal 1971 04

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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from the Saint his doctrine and this doctrine is aggreable, acceptable and pleasing. ..." And his father and mother said to prince Goyama: “Thou art happy, child, thou art fulfilled, thou hast thy end won, thy token accomplished, for that thou hast heard the doctrine from the Saint.” Then twice and thrice prince Goyama spoke to his father and mother: “Now I am with your leave, father and mother, shave my head before the Saint and go from household life into the Order of the friars."
There upon queen Dharini having listened and heard this unpleasant utterance ... was overcome by a great grief. ... Besprinkling her breasts with showers of tears she thus spoke : "Child, thou art our only son, ... and truly we shall not bear even for a moment severance from thee. Enjoy the full delights of mortal life, child, as long as we live ; and afterwards, when we shall have passed away, and thou shalt be ripe of age and concerned no longer for the task of carrying onward succession of line of our stock, thou shall shave thy head before the Saint, and go from household life into the Order of homeless friers.”
Thus forbidden by his father and mother prince Goyama said thus : "It is in sooth ... as you tell me, father and mother, ... but truly mortal life is unsure ..., who knows, who is to go first, who is to go last? Therefore I am fain with your leave to shave my head before the Saint and go into the Order."
Then his father and mother said to prince Goyama: "Lo child, there are thy wives, peer to thee, peer in complexion, peer in age ... With them child, enjoy the full delights of mortal love, afterwards, when thou hast had thine enjoyment of delight, then shall shave thy head before the Saint and go from the household life into the Order of the homeless friers.”
But prince Goyama said to them thus: “It is sooth ... as you tell me, father and mother, ... but truly the delights of mortal love are impure and inconstant ..., who knows, who is to go first, who is to go last? Therefore I am fain with your leave to shave my head before the Saint and go into the Order."
Then his father and mother said to prince Goyama: “Here, child, is very much gold unwrought and wrought, come from thy grandfather, great grandfather and great great grandfather even to the seventh generation. Now, child, enjoy the full store of rich entertainments... afterwards when thou hast had the enjoyment of thy fortune, then shall