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Nemin tha, finding him in all ways eligible, initiated him. At that time K a asked him, 'why does R j mat like you the most?' In response, the Lord narrated the account of his relationship with her of the last eight births. Hearing this account of the past births, three kings who had come for samava ara a at once gained knowledge of their past lives and they at once took initiation under the Lord. The same way, two thousand people took initiation following Varadatta. Among those two thousand and eleven monks, the Lord appointed Varadatta among eleven Ga adharas, imparting them the three fold reality (tripad ) knowledge of origination, decay and permanence. Based on the tripad the monks created the 12 Amgas and came to be called Ga adharas. At that time, many princesses such as Yk i , too, took initiation. The Lord made ry Yk i the preceptor of the female-monk order. The ten da rhos; UgraSena,
rk a, Balabhadra and Pradyumna too accepted the votary's conduct and right belief from the Lord. Queen iv dev , Rohi, Devak, R kmi , etc and many women accepted the female-votary's conduct. This way, the Lord established the four-fold t rtha with monks, femalemonks, male and female votaries for the welfare of living beings and became T rthamkara.
Rj mat and Rathanemi
When Ari anemi returned from the wedding, his younger brother Rathanemi saw Rj mat and became attracted to her. He started gifting something or the other everyday to Rj mat. As a sister-in-law Rj mat behaved in a civilised manner with Rathanemi and kept accepting his gifts quietly. So Rathanemi thought R j mat too was attracted to him. Hence whenever he had an opportunity, he would go to her. One day, finding some time alone with her, he toldR j mat, “Dear one! By not marrying you and sacrificing you, brother has done a foolish thing. In fact it is his bad luck. If you wish you can change his misfortune into my good fortune. Agree to marry me. I shall make you my soul mate and keep you in my heart.” Rj mat was surprised to hear Rathanemi's words. Now she realised what was the real intent behind his loving behaviour. She explained to Rathanemi that she has become Ari wife by a promise of the word and she is like his mother, his sister-in-law and such thoughts should not occur in his mind. Not just that, though your brother did not marry me, being his wife by the promise of word, I am like someone else' food. In the same way as partaking of another
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